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3. Sulfur Isotope Analysis of Sulfide and Sulfate Minerals by Continuous Flow-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry

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Grassineau, N. V., Mattey, D. P., and Lowry, D.

Subjects
Sulfur -- Isotopes, Mass spectrometry -- Methods, Sulfur -- Composition, Chemistry
Abstract

A continuous flow method (CF-IRMS) for the rapid determination of the sulfur isotope composition of sulfide and sulfate minerals has significant advantages over the classic extraction method in terms of the reduced sample quantity and a rapid analytical cycle of less than 8 min/ analysis. For optimum performance, the technique is sensitive to a number of operating parameters, including sample weight and the 02 saturation of the Cu-reduction reactor. Raw data are corrected using a calibration based on five international and internal standards ranging from -17.3 to +20.3%, which requires monitoring in order to correct the effect of changing [Delta][sup.18]O of the sample gas on the measured mass 66 values. Measured sulfur contents are within 1-1.5% of expected values and the reproducibility of [Delta][sup.34]S values is [+ or -] 0.1% (1[Sigma]). The technique has been used successfully for more than 1000 analyses of geological samples with a wide range of [Delta][.sup.34]S from -20 to +20%0.

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2001

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