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    Gemstone irradiation is a process in which a gemstone is artificially irradiated in order to enhance its optical properties. High levels of ionizing radiation...
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  • blood.[citation needed] Food irradiation, while effective, is seldom used due to problems with public acceptance. Irradiation is used in diagnostic imaging...
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    Kurt (1984). Gemstone enhancement: heat, irradiation, impregnation, dyeing, and other treatments which alter the appearance of gemstones, and the detection...
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    jewelers). It is the birth stone of March. Aquamarine is a fairly common gemstone, rendering it more accessible for purchase, compared to other gems in the...
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    Amethyst (category Quartz gemstones)
    electron-beam irradiation of clear quartz (rock crystal), which has been first doped with ferric impurities. Exposure to heat partially cancels the irradiation effects...
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    Quartz (redirect from Citrine gemstone)
    many different varieties of quartz, several of which are classified as gemstones. Since antiquity, varieties of quartz have been the most commonly used...
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    hands) will become a highly lethal gamma emitter after 1–2 years of core irradiation, unsafe to approach unless under many feet of water shielding. This makes...
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    There are many types of gemstones of Pakistan. They can be found among the nation's three mountain ranges - the Hindu Kush, the Himalayas, and the Karakoram...
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    Topaz (category Gemstones)
    and fluorine with the chemical formula Al2SiO4(F, OH)2. It is used as a gemstone in jewelry and other adornments. Common topaz in its natural state is colorless...
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    Tourmaline (category Gemstones)
    Feral Magnetism in Gemstones Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Kurt Nassau (1984), Gemstone Enhancement: Heat, Irradiation, Impregnation, Dyeing...
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    College London Known for Plasma Scintillator Spinthariscope Thallium Gemstone irradiation Crookes tube Crookes radiometer Awards Royal Medal (1875) Davy Medal...
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  • nitrogen atmosphere. Possible uses for electron irradiation include sterilization, alteration of gemstone colors, and cross-linking of polymers. Electron...
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  • radiography, neutron activation analysis, neutron radiography, and gemstone irradiation. The OAP operated a 2-megawatt nuclear research reactor, Thai Research...
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    1998, emeralds were discovered in Yukon. Emerald is a rare and valuable gemstone and, as such, it has provided the incentive for developing synthetic emeralds...
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  • fracture filling to make small internal cracks less visible, color irradiation and annealing treatments to make yellow and brown diamonds a vibrant...
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    Goshenite (gem) (category Gemstones)
    Goshenite is a colorless gem variety of beryl. It is called the mother of all gemstones because it can be transformed into other like emerald, morganite, or bixbite...
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    diamond Crystallographic defect Diamond color Diamond enhancement Gemstone irradiation Material properties of diamond Nitrogen-vacancy center Synthetic...
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    production. The brown color makes them less attractive to some people as gemstones, and most are used for industrial purposes. However, improved marketing...
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    Sapphire (category Corundum gemstones)
    Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide (α-Al2O3) with trace amounts of elements such as iron...
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  • experience with examining gemstones and recognizing artificially colored diamonds led him to declare that the Deepdene had been irradiated, likely by neutron...
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    Ametrine (category Quartz gemstones)
    hydrothermal method using solutions doped with specific elements, followed by irradiation of the created crystals. Ametrine in the low price segment may stem from...
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    Hiddenite (category Gemstones)
    pale-to-emerald green variety of spodumene that is sometimes used as a gemstone. The first specimens of the hiddenite variety of spodumene were recovered...
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    Amazonite (category Gemstones)
    possessing a "lively green colour". It is occasionally cut and used as a gemstone. Amazonite is a mineral of limited occurrence. In Bronze Age Egypt, it...
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    in food production is the sterilization of food using food irradiation. Food irradiation is the process of exposing food to ionizing radiation in order...
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    Fluorapatite (category Gemstones)
    phosphorus (P4) is generated: 2 P 2 → P 4 Fluorapatite is also used as a gemstone. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fluorapatite. Warr, L.N. (2021)...
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    specimen, forming a plane of excess negative charge. Under continued irradiation, the amount of trapped charge builds, until the effective voltage inside...
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    as clever marketing, determines the exceptional value of diamond as a gemstone. Diamonds exhibit fluorescence, that is, they emit light of various colors...
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