Laser ablation-ICP-AES for the determination of metals in fluid inclusions: An application to the study of magmatic ore fluids

LA-ICP-MS analysis of single fluid inclusions in a quartz crystal (Madan ore district, Bulgaria)

“…Gagnon et al, 2003) or estimating the precision (Wilkinson et al, 1994). Ulrich et al (2001) say that "typical uncertainties … are estimated from analyses of several microthermometrically identical inclusions in one assemblage".…”

Fluid Inclusion Studies of Chemosynthetic Carbonates: Strategy for Seeking Life on Mars

“…More advanced analytical tools used to study the contents of individual fluid inclusions in situ include laser Raman analysis, proton microprobe analysis (e.g., Ryan et al, 1993), secondary ion mass spectrometry (e.g., Diamond et al, 1990), Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (e.g., Pironon and Barres, 1992), confocal scanning laser microscopy (e.g., Pironon et al, 1998), and laser micropyrolysis (e.g., Wilkinson et al, 1994;Anderson et al, 1995). These measurements allow collection of detailed qualitative and quantitative geochemical data, including metal and organic speciation, bond types, and isotope analysis.…”

Fluid inclusion measurements by laser ablation sector-field ICP-MS

“…Laser ablation was coupled to ICP atomic emission spectrometers (AES) in the early 1980s by several authors [14][15][16] and rst coupled to ICP mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) by Gray 17 in 1985. Around 1990, laser ablation was recognized as a preferred sampling tool for uid inclusion analysis by coupling it to ICP-AES [9][10][11]18 or to ICP-MS. 12,13,19 With well-controlled ablation of quartz using UV lasers 20 and the development of quantication strategies for transient inclusion signals by combination of LA-ICP-MS with microthermometry, [21][22][23][24] LA-quadrupole (Q-)ICP-MS has become the established method for major and trace elemental analyses of natural uid inclusions, as summarized in several application reviews. 25,26 In experimental studies of mineral solubility at high pressures and temperatures, synthetic uid inclusions can be used to trap solutions under run conditions without disturbing the equilibrium system, followed by LA-ICP-MS analysis aer cooling of the mineral host.…”