Chiang Mai Journal of Science

Gamma Irradiation on Rubellite Tourmaline

Paper Type	Contributed Paper
Title	Gamma Irradiation on Rubellite Tourmaline
Author	Nantharat Bunnag* and Tasnara Sripoonjan
Email	b_nantharat@yahoo.com
Abstract:  Effect of gamma rays on changes color of rubellite tourmaline from Afghanistan, Mozambique and Nigeria were studied. The gamma irradiation process was done using cobalt-60 radiation; the samples were irradiated to 100 Mrad. Most samples had their color changed. It was obviously seen in the Afghanistan samples. Their optical spectra were investigated by UVVis spectroscopy. After irradiation, most samples showed stronger absorption band of Mn3+, centered at 520 nm. Additionally, the irradiated Mozambique and Nigeria samples became darker brown tint related with an increasing of Fe2+-Ti4+ IVCT absorption band. The trace elements analysis proved that the Afghanistan samples contained higher manganese than the samples from Mozambique and Nigeria. In the other hand, the iron content of Afghanistan samples were much lower than that of Mozambique and Nigeria samples.
Start & End Page	1249 - 1255
Received Date	2019-06-10
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Accepted Date	2019-08-01
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Keyword	tourmaline, rubellite, gamma irradiation, optical absorption
Volume	Vol.46 No.6 (November 2019)
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