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As a result, the gemstone's color may be significantly altered or the visibility of its inclusions may be lessened. The process, widely practiced in jewelry industry, [2] is done in either a nuclear reactor for neutron bombardment, a particle accelerator for electron bombardment, or a gamma ray facility using the radioactive isotope cobalt-60.
Pages in category "Radioactive gemstones" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Allanite;
Ekanite is an uncommon silicate mineral with chemical formula Ca 2 ThSi 8 O 20 or (Ca,Fe,Pb) 2 (Th,U)Si 8 O 20.It is a member of the steacyite group. It is among the few gemstones that are naturally radioactive.
It's a thrift store gem: Vintage uranium glass. ... It's weird and wonderful, indeed. But is the radioactive glass safe? The short answer: Yes. Is It Safe to Collect Uranium Glass?
Amazonite, also known as amazonstone, [4] is a green tectosilicate mineral, a variety of the potassium feldspar called microcline. [4] [5] [6] Its chemical formula is KAlSi 3 O 8, [1] [7] which is polymorphic to orthoclase.
Charoite (/ tʃ æ r oʊ. aɪ t / CHAR-ow-ait) is a rare silicate mineral with the chemical composition K(Ca,Na) 2 Si 4 O 10 (OH,F)•H 2 O, first described in 1978.It is named after the Chara River, despite its being 70 kilometres (43 mi) away from the discovery place.
Torbernite, also known as chalcolite, [6] is a relatively common mineral with the chemical formula Cu[(UO 2)(PO 4)] 2 (H 2 O) 12. [1] It is a radioactive, hydrated green copper uranyl phosphate, found in granites and other uranium-bearing deposits as a secondary mineral.
Afghanite, (Na,K) 22 Ca 10 [Si 24 Al 24 O 96](SO 4) 6 Cl 6, [2] is a hydrous sodium, calcium, potassium, sulfate, chloride, carbonate alumino-silicate mineral.Afghanite is a feldspathoid of the cancrinite group and typically occurs with sodalite group minerals.