Purple-Violet Gem Spinel from Tanzania and Myanmar: Inclusion, Spectroscopy, Chemistry, and Color

Purple-Violet Gem Spinel from Tanzania and Myanmar: Inclusion, Spectroscopy, Chemistry, and Color

Purple-violet gem spinels from Tanzania and Myanmar have been investigated for their gemological, spectroscopic, chemical, and colorimetric characteristics. Samples TS and MS both had a purple hue with a pinkish or brownish secondary tone and medium–strong saturation. We identified a number of inclu...

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Main Authors: Jinlin Wu, Xueying Sun, Hong Ma, Peiying Ning, Na Tang, Ting Ding, Huihuang Li, Tianyang Zhang, Ying Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
purple-violet spinel
inclusion
chemistry
Tanzania
Myanmar
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/2/226

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