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Isotopic composition (238U/235U) of some commonly used uranium reference materials

Daniel Condon, Noah McLean, Stephen R Noble, et al.

Published: 2017-11-05
Subjects: Chemistry, Cosmochemistry, Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Sciences and Mathematics

We have determined 238U/235U ratios for a suite of commonly used natural (CRM 112a, SRM 950a, and HU-1) and synthetic (IRMM 184 and CRM U500) uranium reference materials by thermal ionisation mass-spectrometry (TIMS) using the IRMM 3636 233U–236U double spike to accurately correct for mass fractionation. Total uncertainty on the 238U/235U determinations is estimated to be <0.02% (2σ). These [...]

238U/235U Systematics in Terrestrial Uranium-Bearing Minerals

Joe Hiess, Daniel Condon, Noah McLean, et al.

Published: 2017-11-05
Subjects: Chemistry, Cosmochemistry, Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Sciences and Mathematics

The present-day 238U/235U ratio has fundamental implications for uranium-lead geochronology and cosmochronology. A value of 137.88 has previously been considered invariant and has been used without uncertainty to calculate terrestrial mineral ages. We report high-precision 238U/235U measurements for a suite of uranium-bearing minerals from 58 samples representing a diverse range of lithologies. [...]

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