Tephrochronology and its application: a review

DJ Lowe - Quaternary Geochronology, 2011 - Elsevier
Tephrochronology (from tephra, Gk 'ashes') is a unique stratigraphic method for linking,
dating, and synchronizing geological, palaeoenvironmental, or archaeological sequences or …

Recent developments in element concentration and isotope ratio analysis of individual fluid inclusions by laser ablation single and multiple collector ICP-MS

T Pettke, F Oberli, A Audétat, M Guillong, AC Simon… - Ore Geology …, 2012 - Elsevier
Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has become a
most powerful technique for the elemental analysis of individual, polyphase inclusions …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting complete miscibility between silicate melts and hydrous fluids, and the extreme enrichment of some elements in the supercritical state …

R Thomas, P Davidson - Ore Geology Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Using water and major and trace element data obtained from melt inclusions primarily in
pegmatite quartz we have shown in this, and previous papers, that melt–melt–fluid …

Formation and deformation of pyrite and implications for gold mineralization in the El Callao District, Venezuela

G Velásquez, D Béziat, S Salvi… - Economic …, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The El Callao mining district is the most important gold-producing region in
Venezuela. It is hosted in the Paleoproterozoic Guasipati-El Callao greenstone belt, which …

Improved in situ Sr isotopic analysis by a 257 nm femtosecond laser in combination with the addition of nitrogen for geological minerals

W Zhang, Z Hu, Y Liu, T Wu, X Deng, J Guo, H Zhao - Chemical Geology, 2018 - Elsevier
In situ Sr isotope analysis of geological materials by laser ablation multiple collector-
inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS) is a powerful tracer …

Correlating tephras and cryptotephras using glass compositional analyses and numerical and statistical methods: review and evaluation

DJ Lowe, NJG Pearce, MA Jorgensen… - Quaternary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
We define tephras and cryptotephras and their components (mainly ash-sized particles of
glass±crystals in distal deposits) and summarize the basis of tephrochronology as a …

Femtosecond (fs) lasers coupled with modern ICP-MS instruments provide new and improved potential for in situ elemental and isotopic analyses in the geosciences

ME Shaheen, JE Gagnon, BJ Fryer - Chemical Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has been
successfully applied for multi-element and isotopic analyses in a wide variety of solid …

The metal content of silicate melts and aqueous fluids in subeconomically Mo mineralized granites: Implications for porphyry Mo genesis

L Lerchbaumer, A Audétat - Economic Geology, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
To better understand the factors leading to porphyry Mo mineralization, we studied melt and
fluid inclusions in three subeconomically Mo mineralized granites in well-known Mo …

Tin and associated metal and metalloid geochemistry by femtosecond LA-ICP-QMS microanalysis of pegmatite–leucogranite melt and fluid inclusions: new evidence …

AY Borisova, R Thomas, S Salvi… - Mineralogical …, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Granitic pegmatites are exceptional igneous rocks and the possible role of an immiscibility
process in their origin is strongly debated. To investigate metal and metalloid behaviour in …

Microbeam methods for the analysis of glass in fine-grained tephra deposits: a SMART perspective on current and future trends

NJG Pearce, PM Abbott… - … Society, London, Special …, 2014 - lyellcollection.org
Correlation of tephra deposits frequently relies on the analysis of glass shards separated
from their host. Small shards from distal deposits (marine-, ice-or lake-cores, peat bogs) are …