Diamond fingerprinting for source discrimination using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR)

The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) was established in 2000 as a means of controlling the flow of conflict diamonds, mostly, from the African continent. In 2013, the KPCS imposed an embargo on diamonds from the Central African Republic (CAR). Since then the embargo has been lifted in c...

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Main Authors: Susan Brill, Ndamulelo Lilimu, Deshenthree Chetty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402032435X