For this project, my aim is the use LA-ICP-MS to conduct trace element analysis on amphibole crystals found in three distinct volcanic deposits from the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius. This method will allow the following question to be answered: did all of the amphiboles crystallize from the same magma source? The trace element signatures of the following analytes will help solve this mystery: Sc, Y, La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Rb, and Ba. Check out how it’s going to done on the full Project Proposal page!