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A matrix-matched reference material for validating petroleum Re-Os measurements

Liu, J.; Selby, D.

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J. Liu



Abstract

This study presents two matrix-matched reference materials developed for petroleum Re-Os measurements. We present the Re and Os mass fractions and 187Re/188Os and 187Os/188Os values (ratio of the number of atoms of the isotopes) for repeatedly measured aliquots (ca. 120–150 mg test portions) of the NIST Research Material 8505 (RM 8505) crude oil, and its asphaltene and maltene fractions, and ~ 90 g of homogeneous asphaltene powder isolated from this oil. Measurements were performed using the Carius tube-isotope dilution negative-thermal ionisation mass spectrometry methodology. The RM 8505 crude oil contains 1.98 ± 0.07 ng g−1 Re and 25.0 ± 1.1 pg g−1 Os, with Re-Os isotope amount ratios of 452 ± 6 for 187Re/188Os and 1.51 ± 0.01 for 187Os/188Os (n = 20, 95% conf.). The homogeneous asphaltene sample contains 16.52 ± 0.10 ng g−1 Re and 166.0 ± 0.9 pg g−1 total Os, and possesses isotope amount ratios of 574 ± 3 for 187Re/188Os and 1.64 ± 0.01 for 187Os/188Os (n = 24, 95% conf.). The intermediate precision of these data makes the RM 8505 whole oil and the (~ 90 g) homogenised asphaltene appropriate petroleum matrix-matched reference materials for Re-Os measurements. The asphaltene fraction of the oil is the main carrier of Re and Os of the RM 8505 whole oil, and caution is suggested in using asphaltene and maltene fractions of a single oil for Re-Os geochronology.

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Liu, J., & Selby, D. (2018). A matrix-matched reference material for validating petroleum Re-Os measurements. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, 42(1), 97-113. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12193

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 4, 2017
Online Publication Date Nov 22, 2017
Publication Date Mar 1, 2018
Deposit Date Oct 9, 2017
Publicly Available Date Nov 22, 2018
Journal Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
Print ISSN 1639-4488
Electronic ISSN 1751-908X
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 42
Issue 1
Pages 97-113
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12193
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1374489

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Liu, J. & Selby, D. (2018). A matrix-matched reference material for validating petroleum Re-Os measurements. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, 42(1): 97-113, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12193. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.






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