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A Method for Determining the Sulfur Isotope Composition in Ultramafic–Mafic Rocks with a Low Sulfur Content

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A method of sample decompounding and silver sulfide precipitation for determination of the sulfur isotope composition using mass-spectrometry has been tested and improved. The analytics and methodology of preparing test samples for analysis are described and task variations are indicated. The validity of the developed method of sample preparation was verified by a comparative analysis of various methods in three laboratories using internationally certified rock standards.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to Pierre Cartingy for access to the method of silver sulfide production during work at the Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry at the Institut de Physique du Globe, Paris, France.

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This study has been supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 22-27-00387).

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  1. Department of Geology, Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    E. A. Krasnova, A. Yu. Bychkov & V. L. Kosorukov

  2. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334, Moscow, Russia

    E. A. Krasnova & N. A. Krivolutskaya

  3. Far East Geological Institute, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 690022, Vladivostok, Russia

    T. A. Velivetskaya

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Krasnova, E.A., Bychkov, A.Y., Krivolutskaya, N.A. et al. A Method for Determining the Sulfur Isotope Composition in Ultramafic–Mafic Rocks with a Low Sulfur Content. Moscow Univ. Geol. Bull. 78, 781–786 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0145875223060091

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