Quantitative analysis of trace element concentrations in some gem-quality diamonds

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 21, Issue 36, 2009, Pages

  McNeill, J ^a   Pearson, D G ^a   Klein Bendavid, O ^a,b   Nowell, G M ^a   Ottley, C J ^a   Chinn, I ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c De Beers Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULLINAN; FORMING PROCESS; GEM DIAMOND; GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; IMPURITY LEVEL; LARGE ION LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; LASER ABLATION CELLS; LIMITS OF QUANTIFICATION; PRE-CONCENTRATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECOND GROUP; SIBERIA; SMALL DATA SET; SOUTH AFRICA; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; VENEZUELA;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BARIUM; CELL MEMBRANES; CESIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIAMONDS; FLUIDS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LASER ABLATION; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MINING; NIOBIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

DIAMOND DEPOSITS;

EID: 70349576600     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/36/364207     Document Type: Article

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