An Attractive Blue Diopside from Sissone Valley, Western Alps, Italy

An Attractive Blue Diopside from Sissone Valley, Western Alps, Italy

In this work a rare and attractive blue diopside present in Sissone valley in the Western Alps was investigated through different methodologies: geological survey; standard gemological methods; X-Ray Powder Diffraction; SEM observations; Raman spectrometry; EMP analyses of major elements; and LA-ICP...

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Main Authors: Franca Caucia, Maurizio Scacchetti, Luigi Marinoni, Mattia Gilio, Antonio Langone, Omar Bartoli, Marco Vanotti, Ivano Foianini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
diopside
LA-ICP-MS
Sissone valley
blue gemstone
chromophore elements
Saman spectroscopy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/8/837

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