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Lead isotopic compositions of international silicate glasses, feldspar and copper-based samples are obtained using femtosecond laser ablation multiple collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (fLA-MC-ICPMS). Some international glass standards for the microanalysis are applied to evaluate the method reported here. The Pb isotopic composition of these NIST glasses (SRM 610, 612, 614), USGS (BHVO-2G, BCR-2G, BIR-1G and GSD-1G) and MPI-DING glasses (GOR132-G, KL2-G, T1-G, StHs60/80-G) agree well with recommended values in 2 s error. One of 15 copper-based metals is found to have homogenized Pb isotope data and can be used as an external calibration standard and quality control sample for chalcopyrite, ancient coins, etc., to trace the genesis of metal deposit and culture exchange among different dynasties (GBW02137, 208Pb/204Pb = 37.9661 ± 0.0005 (2 s), 207Pb/204Pb = 15.5770 ± 0.0002 (2 s), 206Pb/204Pb = 17.7462 ± 0.0002 (2 s)). We also prepared a feldspar glass to serve as the external calibration standard/QC for Pb isotope analysis using fLA-MC-ICPMS.
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Yuan, H., Chen, K., ZhiAn, B. et al. Determination of lead isotope compositions of geological samples using femtosecond laser ablation MC-ICPMS. Chin. Sci. Bull. 58, 3914–3921 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-013-5804-4
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