Short communication: Mechanism and prevention of irreversible trapping of atmospheric He during mineral crushing

<p>A pervasive challenge in noble gas geochemistry is to ensure that analytical techniques do not modify the composition of the noble gases in the samples. Noble gases are present in the atmosphere and are used in a number of manufacturing procedures and by laboratory equipment. Of particular...

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Main Authors: S. E. Cox, H. B. D. Miller, F. Hofmann, K. A. Farley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-08-01
Series:Geochronology
Online Access:https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/4/551/2022/gchron-4-551-2022.pdf