Re-Os geochronometry based on the Os isotopic changes caused by the radioactive de-cay of <sup>187</sup>Re to <sup>187</sup>Os is ideally suitable for direct dating of some metalliferous deposi...Re-Os geochronometry based on the Os isotopic changes caused by the radioactive de-cay of <sup>187</sup>Re to <sup>187</sup>Os is ideally suitable for direct dating of some metalliferous deposits.Nevertheless,its applications have been hampered by the analytical difficulties over a longtime.Since the 1980s,the developments of various mass spectrometric techniques,such as secondary ion mass spectrometry(SIMS),inductively coupled plasma massspectrometry(ICPMS),and negative thermal ionisation mass spectrometry(NTIMS),havepromoted the studies on the Re-Os chronometry.This work applied isotope dilution-ICPMSto the analysis of Re and Os for the purpose of direct dating of molybdenites.Afterdecomposing the sample with alkali fusion,Re was separated by extraction and Os展开更多
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文摘Re-Os geochronometry based on the Os isotopic changes caused by the radioactive de-cay of <sup>187</sup>Re to <sup>187</sup>Os is ideally suitable for direct dating of some metalliferous deposits.Nevertheless,its applications have been hampered by the analytical difficulties over a longtime.Since the 1980s,the developments of various mass spectrometric techniques,such as secondary ion mass spectrometry(SIMS),inductively coupled plasma massspectrometry(ICPMS),and negative thermal ionisation mass spectrometry(NTIMS),havepromoted the studies on the Re-Os chronometry.This work applied isotope dilution-ICPMSto the analysis of Re and Os for the purpose of direct dating of molybdenites.Afterdecomposing the sample with alkali fusion,Re was separated by extraction and Os