“…Cation exchange chromatography is commonly used to separate lanthanide elements from geological materials prior to measurement by ICP-AES. Alternative procedures based on co-precipitation of REEs and Th with oxalate in the presence of calcium 359 and the use of copper DDTC to co-precipitate REEs and Y 360 have been evaluated. 4.4.2 Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.…”