Applications of laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to gemology

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 98-118

  Abduriyim, Ahmadjan ^a   Kitawaki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Gemmological Association of All Japan   (Japan)

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EID: 33747234183     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.42.2.98     Document Type: Article

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