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- Title
Detection of Ruby Crystals in Marble Host Rock by X-ray Computed Tomography.
- Authors
Bouts, Antonia
- Abstract
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a technique that is most commonly used in the medical field to visualize the internal organs and structures of the human body. To investigate whether a medical CT instrument can be used to detect gems inside their host rock, a piece of ruby-bearing marble was imaged with CT. The scanning indicated the presence of a ruby inside the specimen, and this was confirmed by slicing the sample in half, which revealed a ruby crystal at the predicted location within the marble.
- Subjects
X-ray computed microtomography; RUBIES; MINERAL analysis; GEMOLOGY; MINES &; mineral resources
- Publication
Journal of Gemmology, 2014, Vol 34, Issue 1, p50
- ISSN
1355-4565
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15506/jog.2014.34.1.50