Precious and Decorative Stones

2022: No. 3 (109) CONTENTS

DOI: https://doi.org/10.53056/2022-3(109)-4

GEMOLOGICAL STUDIES OF RARE GREEN JADEITE

Yu. Gayevsky
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

О. Belichenkо
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

Language: Ukrainian

Precious and Decorative Stones. No. 3 (109), 2022: 22–24

Abstract
Complex gemological, chemical, physical and optical-microscopic studies of green jadeite were carried out. It was determined that this is green untreated jadeite, which is very rarely found on the Ukrainian jewelry market.

Keywords: jadeite, complex gemological studies, microscopy, X-ray fluorescence analysis.

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