Determination of platinum-group elements in geological reference materials by high resolution-ICP-MS after nickel sulfide fire-assay collection and Te Co-precipitation

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 305-310

  Morcelli, Claudia P R ^a   Figueiredo, Ana Maria G ^a   Enzweiler, Jacinta ^b   Sarkis, Jorge E S ^a   Jorge, Alexandre P S ^b   Kakazu, Maurício ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fire assay; ICP MS; Nickel sulfide; PGE; Te co precipitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646660247     PISSN: 01505505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2004.tb00745.x     Document Type: Review

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