HFSE-enriched sapphires of gem quality: A combined FTIR and trace element study and implications for heat treatment detection
Michael S. Krzemnicki, Wei Zhou, Pierre Lefèvre, Markus Wälle, Hao Wang
Fe-Ti charge transfers: A comprehensive review and its applications to minerals and gems
The iron-titanium charge transfer (Fe-Ti CT) is mentioned in numerous articles as the source of the
History of Garnet Mining and Cutting in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Bohemian garnets, i.e., chromium-bearing pyropes, are found in several jewellery pieces from the Mig
Bertrandite in Emeralds
Over the past few years we have been seeing more and more lower quality stones in the lab. The reaso