Preliminary Spectroscopic Observations of Marble-Hosted Rubies, Marginal Host Marbles, and Transition Zones Between Marbles and Rubies on Samples from Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Pakistan

This study focusses on the spectroscopic observation of marbles, rubies and the transition zone between ruby and its hosted marble that may distinguish the origin of ruby. Samples of ruby-bearing marble were obtained from Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Pakistan. Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence was u...

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Main Authors: Chen Fan, Yung-Chin Ding, Wing-Tak Lui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/14/11/985