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RPI Laser Ablation Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Data

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2018-04-13
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2018-04-14
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2018-04-15
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2018-04-16
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2018-04-17
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2018-04-18
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2018-11-07

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Churchill, D.M., Peek, S.E., Hurwitz, S., Manga, M., Damby, D.E., Conrey, R., Paces, J.B., and Licciardi, J.M., 2021, Mineralogy, chemistry and isotope composition of silica sinter deposits from the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park (ver. 2.0, April 2021): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P90SU3TV.

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Sample Analyses: Samples were analyzed for their trace element chemistry using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) at the Corman Center for Mass Spectrometry, Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute, New York. After XRF concentrations were determined following the methods laid out in the “X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)” portion of this data release, a small piece (~5 mm by 5-8 mm) was cut from the wavelength dispersive (WDXRF) pellets and mounted on a one-inch glass puck with 25-30 other samples. Samples were polished down to ~0.5 micron with diamond paste and placed in an ablation chamber that holds two sample pucks, 18 reference standards, and a drift monitor on a third puck. Samples were then ablated using [...]

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The purpose of this dataset is to provide major and trace element data for silica sinter samples collected from geysers located in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park.

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