NEW Geochronology STANDARD SET

Product Code Chron1

Age dating of rocks (Geochronology) can be acheived by the chemical analysis of the Th, U and Pb in monazite and xenotime which are present in certain rocks. This new standard block contains carefully chosen materials to provide standards suitable for the analysis of monazite and xenotime.

1 inch diameter, 8mm thick
Std
Element
Standard Material
1
 K
KAlSiO3
 Natural Orthoclase
2
 Fe
Fe2O3
 Natural Haematite
3
 Mg
MgO
 Periclase
4
 Al
Al2O3
 Corundum
5
 P
Ca5(PO4)3OH
 Natural Apatite
6
 Na
NaAlSi3O8
 Natural Albite
7
 Si & Ca
CaSiO3
 Natural Wollastonite
8
 Y
Y3Al5O12
 Synthetic Yttrium Aluminium Garnet
9
 Y
P&H 10% Y in glass
10
 La
P&H 10% La in glass
11
 Ce
P&H 10% Ce in glass
12
 Pr
P&H 10% Pr in glass
13
 Nd
P&H 10% Nd in glass
14
 Sm
lP&H 10% Sm in glass
15
 Eu
P&H 10% Eu in glass
16
 Gd
P&H 10% Gd in glass
17
 Tb
P&H 10% Tb in glass
18
 Dy
P&H 10% Dy in glass
19
 Ho
P&H 10% Ho in glass
20
 Er
P&H 10% Er in glass
21
 Tm
P&H 10% Tm in glass
22
 Yb
P&H 10% Yb in glass
23
 Lu
P&H 10% Lu in glass
24
  
P&H glass blank containing no REE
25
 Th
P&H 5% Th in glass
26
 U
P&H 5% U in glass
27
 Pb & P
Pb5(PO4)3Cl
 Natural Pyromorphite
28
 Pb
PbCrO4
 Natural Crocoite
29
 Th
ThO2
 Natural Thorianite
30
 U
Mineral with mixed U Phases
 For peaking the spectrometers

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