这World of Diamonds: From Imagination to Reality

Exploration for new diamond deposits has been built upon a fundamental understanding of the processes leading to their formation, and from that the detection of the more abundant associated minerals such as pyrope garnet, chromium diopside, and chromite. These indicator minerals, detected in stream sediments, glacial tills, or in peridotite and eclogite xenoliths, have proven fruitful in detection of diamond-bearing kimberlite and lamproite pipes.

布鲁克（Bruker）提供了分析解决方案，以快速表征颗粒状材料（耕种，沉积物，压碎岩石）和钻芯，以阳性鉴定钻石指示矿物质。必威手机客户端解决方案包括：

• M4 TORNADOmicro-XRF instrument, which allows rapid geochemical mapping of minimally prepared samples such as cut drill core and scatter mounts. Analyze samples without the need for polishing or conductive coating, producing texturally resolved and fully quantitative compositional maps for identification of specific indicator mineral species. Bruker'sM4 Tornado Plusis tailored for enhanced light element analysis, enabling detection of elements as light as carbon. The rapid scanning speeds of the Bruker micro-XRF instruments reduce turn around times on critical information needed in exploration targeting and reduce the number of samples and improve sub-sampling decisions for more detailed characterization steps.
• QUANTAX systems for Scanning Electron Microscope allow characterization of textures and compositions at the micrometer scale in polished grain mounts and thin sections. Use Bruker's友善自动化的矿物平台，以快速识别和表征指标矿物套件。整合使用Quantax编辑andQUANTAX WDS探测器允许量化最佳评估区域探索中钻石的前途和生育所需的主要，次要和微量元素的整个套件。