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Quantitative determination of In and Sn in cassiterites by instrumental neutron activation analysis

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Indium (10–15,000 ppm) and tin (20–90%) are quantitatively determined in cassiterite samples by instrumental (thermal) neutron activation analysis, using semiconductor detectors and gamma spectroscopy. Precision is 7% or better for In and 5% or better for Sn. The detection limit is 2 ppm for In and 0.4% for Sn in Mexican cassiterites.

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  1. Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Science NW13-263, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 02139-4307, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    P. Ila

  2. Department of Geography and Earth Systems Science, George Mason University, 22030-4444, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    A. M. Macfarlane

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Ila, P., Macfarlane, A.M. Quantitative determination of In and Sn in cassiterites by instrumental neutron activation analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 182, 427–435 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037520

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