Ultrafast Elemental Mapping of Platinum Group Elements and Mineral Identification in Platinum-Palladium Ore Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. LIBS CORIOSITY Analyser
2.2. Ore Samples
2.3. Identification of the Mineralogical Classes
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Rifai, K.; Özcan, L.-Ç.; Doucet, F.R.; Rhoderick, K.; Vidal, F. Ultrafast Elemental Mapping of Platinum Group Elements and Mineral Identification in Platinum-Palladium Ore Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. Minerals 2020, 10, 207. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10030207
Rifai K, Özcan L-Ç, Doucet FR, Rhoderick K, Vidal F. Ultrafast Elemental Mapping of Platinum Group Elements and Mineral Identification in Platinum-Palladium Ore Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. Minerals. 2020; 10(3):207. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10030207
Chicago/Turabian StyleRifai, Kheireddine, Lütfü-Çelebi Özcan, François R. Doucet, Kyle Rhoderick, and François Vidal. 2020. "Ultrafast Elemental Mapping of Platinum Group Elements and Mineral Identification in Platinum-Palladium Ore Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy" Minerals 10, no. 3: 207. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10030207