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Neutron activation analysis of the rare earth elements in rocks from the earth's upper mantle and deep crust

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Three techniques for analyzing rare earth elements (REE) in geological materials are described, i.e. instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), neutron activation analysis with pre-irradiation chemical REE separation (PCS-NAA) and radiochemical neutron activation analysis (RNAA). The knowledge of REE concentrations in eclogites, peridotites and minerals from the earth's lower crust and upper mantle is very useful in constraining their petrogenetic history.

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  1. Abteilung Nuklearchemie, der Universität zu Köln, Zülpicher Str. 47, D-5000, Köln 1, (FRG)

    U. Herpers

  2. Mineral.-Petrogr. Institut der Universität zu Köln, Zülpicher Str. 47, D-5000, Köln 1, (FRG)

    H. -G. Stosch & J. Kötz

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Stosch, H.G., Herpers, U. & Kötz, J. Neutron activation analysis of the rare earth elements in rocks from the earth's upper mantle and deep crust. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 112, 545–553 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02132385

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