Defect structure and luminescence behaviour of agate - results of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and cathodoluminescence (CL) studies

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-163

  Gotze J ^a   Plotze M ^a   Fuchs, H ^a   Habermann, D ^b  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agate; Cathodoluminescence; Defect structure; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Quartz; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AGATE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LUMINESCENCE; QUARTZ;

EID: 0344780820     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/002646199548394     Document Type: Article

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