USGS-GD-Scientific Capabilities - Pb SYSTEM Technique

 

Pb SYSTEM

Technique


 

Pb isotopic tracers

  • Low level (ppb or less) concentrations
  • Provides sources of Pb as well as amounts.
  • Normally used in conjunction with other isotopic tracers (Sr, Nd).
  • Applications:
  • Amounts and sources of heavy metals in water or sediments
    Magmatic evolution and sources
    Sources of metals in ore deposits.
     


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    URL http://geology.cr.usgs.gov/capabilities/gronemtrac/geochem/pb/tech.html