Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
May 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008agusm.v41a..04k&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting 2008, abstract #V41A-04
Mathematics
Logic
1000 Geochemistry, 1027 Composition Of The Planets, 1094 Instruments And Techniques, 1100 Geochronology, 1115 Radioisotope Geochronology
Scientific paper
The CAMECA IMS-1280 large radius, multicollector ion microprobe at the Wisc-SIMS National Facility is capable of high accuracy and precision for in situ analysis of isotope ratios. With improved hardware stability and software capability, high precision isotope analyses are routinely performed, typically 5 min per spot. We have developed analytical protocols for stable isotope analyses of oxygen, carbon, Mg, Si and Sulfur using multi-collector Faraday Cups (MCFC) and achieved precision of 0.1-0.2 ‰ (1SD) from a typically 10μm spot analyses. A number of isotopically homogeneous mineral standards have been prepared and calibrated in order to certify the accuracy of analyses in the same level. When spatial resolution is critical, spot size is reduced down to sub- μm for δ 18O to obtain better than 0.5‰ (1SD) precision by using electron multiplier (EM) on multi-collection system. Multi-collection EM analysis is also applied at 10 ppm level to Li isotope ratios in zircon with precision better than 2‰ (1SD). A few applications will be presented. (1) Oxygen three isotope analyses of chondrules in ordinary chondrites revealed both mass dependent and mass independent oxygen isotope fractionations among chondrules as well as within individual chondrules. The results give constraints on the process of chondrule formation and origin of isotope reservoirs in the early solar system. (2) High precision 26Al-26Mg (half life of 0.73 Ma) chronology is applied to zoned melilite and anorthite from Ca, Al-rich inclusions (CAI) in Leoville meteorite, and a well-defined internal isochron is obtained. The results indicate the Al- Mg system was remained closed within 40ky of the crystallization of melilite and anorthite in this CAI. (3) Sub- μm spot analyses of δ18O in isotopically zoned zircon from high-grade metamorphism reveals a diffusion profile of ~6‰ over 2μm, indicating slow diffusion of oxygen in zircon. This result also implies that old Archean detrital zircons (> 4Ga) might preserve their primary oxygen isotopic records, which allows us to trace the geological processes of the early earth [1]. Lithium isotope analyses of pre- 4Ga zircon from Jack Hills show high Li abundance and low δ 7Li, indicating existence of highly weathered crustal material as early as 4.3Ga. In conclusion, these new techniques allow us to study small natural variations of stable isotopes at μm-scale that permit exciting and fundamental research where samples are small, precious, or zoned. [1] Page FZ et al. (2007) Am Min 92, 1772-1775.
Kita Noriko T.
Ushikubo Tomohiro
Valley John W.
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