Conclusion
While LA-ICP-MS has many benefits over traditional solution based ICP-MS
methods for measuring major and trace elements in various carbonate
objects, current analytical setups can be inflexible with regards to
laser firing duration. Our freely available LABLASTER package
implements methodological improvements to refine analytical workflows.
The endPoint function that implements these improvements is compatible
for use within loops, aiding high-throughput and repeatable data
cleaning of carbonate materials that are ubiquitously used in past
climate reconstructions, geochemical ecology and evolution studies and
cryptic taxonomic distinctions.