Correlation of irradiation-induced yellow color with the O- hole center in tourmaline

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 168-175

  Krambrock, K ^a   Pinheiro, M V B ^a   Guedes, K J ^a   Medeiros, S M ^a   Schweizer, S ^b   Spaeth, J M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Color; Electron hole trap; EPR; MCDA; ODMR; Tourmaline

Indexed keywords

COLOR; HOLE TRAPS; IRRADIATION; POLARIZATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

HOLE CENTERS; LOCAL CHARGE COMPENSATORS;

GEMS;

COLOR; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IRRADIATION; MINERALOGY; TOURMALINE;

EID: 1942466332     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-003-0378-3     Document Type: Article

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