AN UNIQUE VARIETY OF FLUORITE "BLUE JOHN"
| V. Surova State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine |
| Yu. Gayevsky State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine |
| О. Horobchyshyn State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine |
| V. Lyashok State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine |
| Language: Ukrainian |
| Precious and Decorative Stones. No. 2 (112), 2023: 18–24 |
| Abstract The article describes the gemological study of the semiprecious stones imitations made of glass and polymer materials, which are expand within the Ukrainian jewelry market. It was determined and specified the diagnostic features, carried out the optical-microscopic examination, examination by X-ray fluorescence analysis and IR- Fourier spectroscopy. |
| Keywords: artificial analogues, semiprecious stone, glass, plastic, glass diagnostics, plastic diagnostics. |
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