Powder diffraction analysis of gemstone inclusions

Powder Diffraction

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-52

  Leon Reina, Laura ^a   Compana, José M ^a   De la Torre, Ángeles G ^a   Moreno, Rosa ^b,c   Ochando, Luis E ^b,c   Aranda, Miguel A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico IDM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gemstones; Inclusions; Mo radiation; Powder diffraction; X ray penetration depth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952328136     PISSN: 08857156     EISSN: 19457413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1154/1.3552672     Document Type: Article

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