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Value Addition of Quartz Gemstones through Gamma IrradiationBy Zahoor Iqbal, Ihsan Ihsanullah, Muhammad Sufaid Khan, Muhammad Sadiq, Tour Jan
Abstract: Color enhancement of gemstones through gamma irradiation is an established technology throughout the world. By value addition, the traders earned manifold prices to these colorless stones as compared to the fresh ones. For the color enhancement of these semi-precious stones, optimized doses of irradiations are required. To get the optical properties of the stones and to investigate the crystal lattice and chemical composition, X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray …
Published in International Journal of Energetic Materials · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 61–67 Read article →