Evaluation of a quality control monitor material for the routine electron probe microanalysis of kimberlite exploration garnets

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-264

  De Bruin, Deon ^a,b  

^a Diamond Indicator Minerals Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Electron probe microanalysis; Garnet; Geological reference materials; Mineral exploration

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; DATA QUALITY; DATA SETS; ELECTRON PROBE; GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE MATERIAL; KIMBERLITE GARNETS; LARGE DATASETS; MINERAL ANALYSIS; ROUTINE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE HOLDERS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DIAMOND DEPOSITS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GARNETS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LITHOLOGY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALS; PROBES; SILICATE MINERALS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 78649683728     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: 1751908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2010.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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