Thanks Jon for a good suggestion. Yeah, I guess so too, it is a yummy fish though that is why >$200 for only 1g.
Regards,

Ai

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-----Original Message-----
From: PLASMACHEM-L: Analytical Chem.(ICP's, DCP's, MIP's). on behalf of Jon Woodhead
Sent: Fri 1/15/2010 1:02 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Certified standard corals
 
You could try FEBS-1. It's an otolith rather than a coral but the matrix is
pretty much the same i.e. marine aragonite plus some organic components:

http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/obj/inms-ienm/doc/crm-mrc/eng/FEBS-1_e.pdf

It's rather expensive but I guess they had to eat a lot of Red Snapper to
produce it!

Jon


On 15/1/10 1:21 PM, "Ai Duc Nguyen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
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> 
> I am measuring Sr/Ca and Mg/Ca in corals using ICPMS. I need two types of
> certified standard corals for my measurements. At the moment, I have a
> certified standard corals (JCP-1). Does anyone know any other certified
> standard corals that I can use for my measurement? I have searched on the
> net for a while, but I  could not find any. If you know, please also let me
> know the supplier contacts (website, address, etc..), so I will make a
> purchase.
> 
>  
> 
> Thank you very much for your kind help,
> 
>  
> 
> Regards,
> 
>  
> 
> Ai Nguyen
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> School of Earth Sciences
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