AU553934B2 - Sorting diamonds by x-ray flourescence - Google Patents

Sorting diamonds by x-ray flourescence

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Publication number
AU553934B2
AU553934B2 AU15038/83A AU1503883A AU553934B2 AU 553934 B2 AU553934 B2 AU 553934B2 AU 15038/83 A AU15038/83 A AU 15038/83A AU 1503883 A AU1503883 A AU 1503883A AU 553934 B2 AU553934 B2 AU 553934B2
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Australia
Prior art keywords
ray flourescence
sorting diamonds
diamonds
sorting
flourescence
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Ceased
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AU15038/83A
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AU1503883A (en
Inventor
Hilton Paul Gordon
Albert Peter Hawkins
Nigel Patrick Gordon Wyatt
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Anglo American Corp of South Africa Ltd
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Anglo American Corp of South Africa Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/342—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour
    • B07C5/3425—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour of granular material, e.g. ore particles, grain
    • B07C5/3427—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour of granular material, e.g. ore particles, grain by changing or intensifying the optical properties prior to scanning, e.g. by inducing fluorescence under UV or x-radiation, subjecting the material to a chemical reaction
AU15038/83A 1982-06-02 1983-05-27 Sorting diamonds by x-ray flourescence Ceased AU553934B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ZA82/3849 1982-06-02
ZA823849 1982-06-02

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AU1503883A AU1503883A (en) 1983-12-08
AU553934B2 true AU553934B2 (en) 1986-07-31

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AU15038/83A Ceased AU553934B2 (en) 1982-06-02 1983-05-27 Sorting diamonds by x-ray flourescence

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JP (1) JPS5952382A (en)
AT (1) AT384563B (en)
AU (1) AU553934B2 (en)
BR (1) BR8302929A (en)
CA (1) CA1216972A (en)
ES (1) ES522888A0 (en)
FI (1) FI831826L (en)
FR (1) FR2527947B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2121535B (en)
GR (1) GR79264B (en)
NZ (1) NZ204356A (en)

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AU622666B2 (en) * 1988-05-06 1992-04-16 Gersan Establishment Identifying the position of objects or zones
AU622665B2 (en) * 1988-05-06 1992-04-16 Gersan Establishment Identifying gemstones
AU622667B2 (en) * 1988-05-06 1992-04-16 Gersan Establishment A method of identifying individual objects or zones
AU626860B2 (en) * 1988-05-06 1992-08-13 Gersan Establishment Sensing a narrow frequency band of radiation and gemstones

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU622666B2 (en) * 1988-05-06 1992-04-16 Gersan Establishment Identifying the position of objects or zones
AU622665B2 (en) * 1988-05-06 1992-04-16 Gersan Establishment Identifying gemstones
AU622667B2 (en) * 1988-05-06 1992-04-16 Gersan Establishment A method of identifying individual objects or zones
AU626860B2 (en) * 1988-05-06 1992-08-13 Gersan Establishment Sensing a narrow frequency band of radiation and gemstones

Also Published As

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ES8500657A1 (en) 1984-11-16
FR2527947B1 (en) 1988-07-22
FI831826A0 (en) 1983-05-23
ATA194883A (en) 1987-05-15
JPS5952382A (en) 1984-03-26
CA1216972A (en) 1987-01-20
BR8302929A (en) 1984-02-07
AT384563B (en) 1987-12-10
ES522888A0 (en) 1984-11-16
AU1503883A (en) 1983-12-08
GB8313971D0 (en) 1983-06-29
FR2527947A1 (en) 1983-12-09
GB2121535B (en) 1986-04-30
NZ204356A (en) 1986-11-12
GR79264B (en) 1984-10-22
FI831826L (en) 1983-12-03
GB2121535A (en) 1983-12-21

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