Halogens (F, Cl) in Natural Diamonds: Investigation Using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS)
- Authors: Kaminsky F.V.1, Ber B.Y.2, Kazantsev D.Y.2, Shilobreeva S.N.1, Tokarev M.V.2
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Affiliations:
- Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry
- Ioffe Institute
- Issue: Vol 70, No 10 (2025)
- Pages: 785-796
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0016-7525/article/view/353440
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S3034495625100012
- ID: 353440
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About the authors
F. V. Kaminsky
Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry
Email: kaminsky@geokhi.ru
Kosygin Str., 19, Moscow, 119991 Russia
B. Ya. Ber
Ioffe InstitutePolitekhnicheskaya Str., 26, St. Petersburg, 194021 Russia
D. Yu. Kazantsev
Ioffe InstitutePolitekhnicheskaya Str., 26, St. Petersburg, 194021 Russia
S. N. Shilobreeva
Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical ChemistryKosygin Str., 19, Moscow, 119991 Russia
M. V. Tokarev
Ioffe InstitutePolitekhnicheskaya Str., 26, St. Petersburg, 194021 Russia
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