J 2019

Gem-Quality Green Cr-Bearing Andradite (var. Demantoid) from Dobsina, Slovakia

ŠTUBŇA, Ján, Peter BAČÍK, Jana FRIDRICHOVÁ, Radek HANUS, Ľudmila ILLÁŠOVÁ et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Gem-Quality Green Cr-Bearing Andradite (var. Demantoid) from Dobsina, Slovakia

Autoři

ŠTUBŇA, Ján (703 Slovensko, garant), Peter BAČÍK, Jana FRIDRICHOVÁ, Radek HANUS, Ľudmila ILLÁŠOVÁ, Stanislava MILOVSKÁ, Radek ŠKODA (203 Česká republika, domácí), Tomáš VACULOVIČ (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Slavomír ČERŇANSKÝ

Vydání

Minerals, Basel, MDPI, 2019, 2075-163X

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10504 Mineralogy

Stát vydavatele

Švýcarsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.380

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00111294

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

UT WoS

000464443000002

Klíčová slova anglicky

andradite; demantoid; gemstone; Raman spectroscopy; UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy; X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy; gem-quality; garnet

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 26. 3. 2020 13:40, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Andradite, variety demantoid, is a rare gem mineral. We describe gem-quality garnet crystals from serpentinized harzburgites from Dobsina, Slovakia which were faceted. Both the andradite samples were transparent, with a vitreous luster and a vivid green color. They were isotropic with refractive indices >1.81. The measured density ranged from 3.82 to 3.84 g center dot cm(-3). Andradite var. demantoid appeared red under Chelsea filter observation. Both samples contained fibrous crystalline inclusions with the typical "horsetail" arrangement. The studied garnet had a strong Fe3+ dominant andradite composition with 1.72-1.85 apfu Fe3+, Cr3+ up to 0.15 apfu, Al3+ 0.03 to 0.04 apfu, V3+ up to 0.006 apfu substituted for Fe3+, Mn2+ up to 0.002 apfu, and Mg up to 0.04 apfu substituted for Ca. Raman spectrum of garnet showed three spectral regions containing relatively strong bands: I-352-371 cm(-1), II-816-874 cm(-1), and III-493-516 cm(-1). The optical absorption spectrum as characterized by an intense band at 438 nm and two broad bands at 587 and 623 nm and last one at 861 nm, which were assigned to Fe3+ and Cr3+. Transmission was observed in the ultraviolet spectral region (<390 nm), near the infrared region (700-800 nm), and around 530 nm in the green region of visible light, resulting in the garnet's green color.