Rossman, George R. and Qiu, Yuanxun (1982) Radioactive Irradiated Spodumene. Gems and Gemology, 18 (2). pp. 87-89. ISSN 0016-626X. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140305-134802287
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Abstract
During routine testing, a parcel of spodumene imported from Brazil was found to be radioactive. Detailed analysis showed that individual stones had levels of gamma ray emission far above those acceptable for jewelry purposes. Gamma ray spectroscopy revealed that they had been irradiated with neutrons. The colors of these stones are similar to those observed in citrine and have no counterpart in untreated spodumene. They range from brownish orange through orange to orange-yellow and greenish yellow.
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| Additional Information: | © 1982 Gemological Institute of America. Summer 1982. The authors thank Robert E. Kane, of the Los Angeles Gem Trade Laboratory, for bringing the irradiated spodumene to their attention and for providing the details regarding its initial discovery and testing. | ||||||
| Group: | UNSPECIFIED, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences | ||||||
| Issue or Number: | 2 | ||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20140305-134802287 | ||||||
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| Official Citation: | Radioactive Irradiated Spodumene George R. Rossman and Yuanxun Qiu 87-89 | ||||||
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| ID Code: | 44159 | ||||||
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| Deposited By: | Ruth Sustaita | ||||||
| Deposited On: | 05 Mar 2014 22:01 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 26 Nov 2019 11:15 |
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