Reprint
Gem Characterisation
Edited by
June 2024
262 pages
- ISBN978-3-7258-1333-9 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-7258-1334-6 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Gem Characterisation that was published in
Chemistry & Materials Science
Engineering
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary
The purpose of this Special Issue is to present the advances in gem characterisation using principally non-destructive means. The proper identification of gems is an ever-increasing challenge, especially with harder-to-detect treatments and the new demands on geographical origin determination. In order to grow, gemmology requires valuable inputs from other fields of science, as well as more fundamental studies concerning gems. Hopefully, this series of articles will contribute to a better understanding of the characteristics of some gems.
Format
- Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2024 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
labradorite; faceted; copper diffusion; recoloring; Burano Formation; black quartz; disordered graphite inclusions; gemstone; Raman spectrometry; zoisite; tanzanite; heat treatment; mineral chemistry; LA-ICP-MS; UV-Vis spectroscopy; emerald; Panjshir Valley; gemological characteristics; origin traceability; agates; Mesoproterozoic volcanics; Fennoscandia Shield; Raman spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; SEM-EDS; C-O isotope; genesis; luminescence; titanate; beryl; pezzotaite; tourmaline; synthetic opal; lead glass; hydrozincite; dumortierite; emeralds; beryl; Egypt; EDXRF; FTIR; Raman spectroscopy; PL; UV-Vis-NIR; purple-violet spinel; inclusion; chemistry; Tanzania; Myanmar; time-resolved spectroscopy; spinel; alexandrite; photoluminescence lifetime; fluorescence decay; gemstone testing; gemstones; luminescence; fluorescence spectroscopy; application; pink sapphire; Ilakaka (Madagascar); zircon inclusions; “low” temperature heat treatment; micro-Raman spectroscopy; agates with amethyst; Tevinskoye deposit (Northern Kamchatka, Russia); SEM-EDS; XRD; Raman spectroscopy; IR spectroscopy; O-isotope analysis; emerald; Kagem Mine; gemological characteristics; origin traceability; ruby; sapphire; low-temperature heating; diaspore; goethite; Raman; n/a