Platinum-group elements and gold determination in NiS fire assay buttons by UV laser ablation ICP-MS

Geostandards Newsletter

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-55

  Jorge, Alexandre P De S ^a   Enzweiler, Jacinta ^a   Shibuya, Elisa K ^b   Sarkis, Jorge E S ^b   Figueiredo, Ana Maria G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fire assay; Gold; LA ICP MS; Laser ablation; Nickel sulfide; Platinum group elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001786827     PISSN: 01505505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.1998.tb00544.x     Document Type: Article

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