The Progress of In-Situ Study of Mineralogy and Gemmology
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2024) | Viewed by 5835
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mineralogy; gemmology; ore deposits; geochemistry
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Interests: luminescence materials; crystal structure; gemology; color origin and evaluation of gemstones
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gemstones is the general term used to refer to both natural gems, minerals and manufactured products. Gems and minerals can be divided into single-crystal gemstones, polycrystal gemstones, amorphous jades, organic materials and manufactured products, etc. Gems and minerals are rich in color, variety and quality, so it is of great significance to explore the gemological, color mechanism, spectral characteristics, chemical composition and crystal structure of gem minerals. This Special Issue aims to enrich the gemological and mineralogical library, and to comprehensively update the information on gems and minerals from around the world.
This Special Issue is the second round of the previous Special Issue entitled "In-Situ Study of Mineralogy, Gemology and Progress in Gemology". We invite scholars from around the world to submit their studies on gemstones and related minerals. The topics of interest for the Special Issue mainly include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) The spectroscopic study of gems and minerals; 2) the mineralogical characteristics of gems and minerals; 3) the geographic and provenance determination of gems and minerals; 4) the synthesis and enhancement of gems and minerals; and 5) the indicative significance of inclusions in gems and minerals.
Prof. Dr. Bo Xu
Prof. Dr. Ying Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gemology
- origin
- isotopes
- spectrum
- microanalysis
- beryl
- gold
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