Study on the effect of heat treatment on amethyst color and the cause of coloration

Abstract The effect of heat treatment on amethyst color was studied from a new perspective of chromaticity of gemstones and the cause of amethyst coloration was discussed based on the results of X-ray diffraction, ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy. The results show that the amethyst color has no sign...

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Main Authors: Renping Cheng, Ying Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71786-1