Can the provenance of the conflict minerals columbite and tantalite be ascertained by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy?

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 400, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3377-3382

  Harmon, Russell S ^a   Shughrue, Katrina M ^b   Remus, Jeremiah J ^c   Wise, Michael A ^d   East, Lucille J ^e   Hark, Richard R ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

^b JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Clarkson University   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e Applied Spectra Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Coltan; Columbite tantalite; Conflict minerals; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; LIBS; PLSDA

Indexed keywords

COLTAN; COLUMBITE-TANTALITE; CONFLICT MINERALS; LIBS; PLSDA;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; NIOBIUM; NIOBIUM OXIDE; ORES; TANTALUM; TANTALUM OXIDES;

OXIDE MINERALS;

EID: 79960635827     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5015-2     Document Type: Article

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