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Development of chemical routines, utilisation of additional minerals |
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This development work mainly concerns 10Be, which forms the backbone of the TCN methodology.
The development will aim at increasing the efficiency of sample
preparation by reducing the consumption of chemicals and increasing the
number and rate of sample processing. Insufficient laboratory capacity
is the main bottleneck for the measurement of TCNs in Europe. To
achieve this goal we will rely on a wealth of chemical preparation
techniques that are routinely used in geochemistry to separate elements
from complex matrices. We are in the fortunate situation that the
consortium includes researchers with a strong background in
geochemistry. These techniques will permit the use of minerals other
than quartz for 10Be exposure age dating. Here we primarily aim to
develop 10Be extraction from carbonate, olivine and pyroxene.
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