Gemological Characteristics and Chemical Composition of a New Type of Black Jadeite and Three Imitations

Because of the increasing price of jadeite, many fake species have appeared on the market. We recognized three pieces of fake black jadeite that had been placed among real black jadeite. In this study we conducted a mineralogical investigation of the three fakes and the real jadeite by using FTIR an...

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Main Authors: Beiqi Zheng, Ke Li, Yuyang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/12/5/658