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State of the art and problems in determining high gold contents in alloys and articles (Review)

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Methods widely used at analytical laboratories in industry for determining high gold contents (from several percent to 99.9%) in alloys, compounds, solutions, and articles, as well as the existing international and national standards and publications on this topic covering 2001–2010, are reviewed. The review concentrates on publications in which the accuracy of the proposed procedures was estimated.

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Zhitenko, L.P. State of the art and problems in determining high gold contents in alloys and articles (Review). Inorg Mater 49, 1294–1302 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168513140094

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