Use of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy in the determination of gem provenance: Beryls

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 31, 2008, Pages

  McManus, Catherine E ^a   McMillan, Nancy J ^a   Harmon, Russell S ^b   Whitmore, Robert C ^c   De Lucia Jr , Frank C ^d   Miziolek, Andrzej W ^d  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

^c Palermo Mining Inc   (United States)

^d U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GRANITE; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL SIGNATURES; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; LASERINDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); NEW HAMPSHIRE; VERY LARGE DATABASE;

SILICATE MINERALS;

EID: 60649117936     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.000G72     Document Type: Article

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