Combined Chemical Separation of Lu, Hf, Sm, Nd, and REEs from a Single Rock Digest: Precise and Accurate Isotope Determinations of Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd Using Multicollector-ICPMS
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A combined procedure for separating Lu, Hf, Sm, Nd, andrare earth elements (REEs) from a single sample digestis presented. The procedure consists of the following fivesteps: (1) sample dissolution via sodium peroxide sintering; (2) separation of the high field strength elementsfrom the REEs and other matrix elements by a HF-freeanion-exchange column procedure; (3) purification of Hfon a cation-exchange resin; (4) separation of REEs fromother matrix elements by cation exchange; (5) Lu, Sm,and Nd separation from the other REEs by reversed-phaseion chromatography. Analytical reproducibilities ofSm-Nd and Lu-Hf isotope systematics are demonstratedfor standard solutions and international rock referencematerials. Results show overall good reproducibilities forSm-Nd systematics independent of the rock type analyzed. For the Lu-Hf systematics, the reproducibility ofthe parent/daughter ratio is much better for JB-1 (basalt)than for two analyzed felsic crustal rocks (DR-N and anArchaean granitoid). It is demonstrated that this poorerreproducibility of the Lu/Hf ratio is truly caused bysample heterogeneity; thus, results are geologically reasonable.