An X-ray excited optical luminescence study of a zoned quartz crystal from an emerald-bearing quartz vein, Hiddenite, North Carolina, USA

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 207-216

  Jürgensen, Astrid ^a   Anderson, Alan J ^b   Sham, Tsun Kong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distinct crystal growth zones; Natural quartz crystal; Optical luminescence; Si(1s) XANES and XEOL

Indexed keywords

BRANCHING RATIOS; DE EXCITATIONS; DEFECT SITES; DISTINCT CRYSTAL GROWTH ZONES; EMISSION BANDS; NATURAL QUARTZ CRYSTAL; NORTH CAROLINA , USA; OPTICAL EMISSIONS; OPTICAL LUMINESCENCE; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATIONS; QUARTZ CRYSTALS; QUARTZ VEINS; SI ATOMS; SI(1S) XANES AND XEOL; X-RAY EXCITATIONS; X-RAY EXCITED OPTICAL LUMINESCENCES; XANES SPECTRUM;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; LUMINESCENCE; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SILICON; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LUMINESCENCE; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; QUARTZ VEIN; XANES SPECTROSCOPY; ZONING;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64449086467     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: 14322021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-008-0270-2     Document Type: Article

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