Multi-element and mineralogical analysis of mineral ores using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy and chemometric analysis

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1048-1058

  Death, D L ^a   Cunningham, A P ^b   Pollard, L J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Australian Antarctic Division Davis   (Antarctica)

Author keywords

Ablation plasma; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; Optical emission; Principal components analysis; Principal components regression

Indexed keywords

ABLATION PLASMA; AUSTRALIA; CALIBRATION MODEL; CHARACTERISATION; CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS; CHEMOMETRIC METHOD; COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION; DRILL CORE; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; MINE PRODUCTION; MINERAL ORES; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; MINERALS INDUSTRY; MINING INDUSTRY; MULTI-ELEMENT; MULTIELEMENT ANALYSIS; ONLINE MONITORING; OPTICAL EMISSIONS; ORE BODIES; ORE MINERALOGY; ORE QUALITY; ORE-TYPE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE ERRORS; TRACE LEVEL; WEST AFRICA;

ABLATION; CORE DRILLING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DRILLS; IRON ANALYSIS; IRON ORES; LASER DAMAGE; LASER PULSES; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; LIGHT EMISSION; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; MINING MACHINERY; NICKEL ALLOYS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ORE ANALYSIS; ORE DEPOSITS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 72149111416     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2009.07.017     Document Type: Article

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