Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 28800
Priroda Okraski Samotsvetov (The nature of the coloration of gemstones)
Природа окраски самоцветов
Book
Platanov, A.N., Taran, M.N. and Balitskii, V.S. (1984) Priroda Okraski Samotsvetov (The nature of the coloration of gemstones). [Природа окраски самоцветов] Moscow, Nauka, 195 pp.
Sinkankas/Born No.: 5159 (not seen); NIB | Language: in Russian | RWHL
gems, color science, color theory, causes of color in gems, physics of color
Sinkankas: Detailed treatise on the nature & causes of color in gemstones. Provides historical notes, past theories, discussions of all major & minor gemstone color phenomena, suggested causes, measurement of color, etc., many color absorption curves, some crystal structure drawings. Species: corundum, beryl & emerald, chrysoberyl, jadeite, spinel, topaz, garnet, tourmaline, spodumene, zircon, turquoise, peridot, lazurite, quartz. Describes procedures and apparatus used. Platonov also wrote Priroda okraski mineralov, Kiev: Naukova Dumka, 1976, 264 p., not seen.