Chrysoberyl Visible Spectra (350 - 1100 nm)
The origin of color in chrysoberyl is iron and chromium. Yellow
chrysoberyls
owe their color to Fe3+ whereas Cr3+
is the cause
of color in the color-change variety, alexandrite.
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to a collection
of references to mostly
color and visible spectroscopy of chrysoberyl.
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