Chrysoberyl spectra

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.

Images of representative chrysoberyl spectra

chrysoberyl GRR 171 spectrum;. Greenish-yellow chrysoberyl from Minas Gerais, Brazil, colored by Fe³⁺. Data Files: a-axis; b-axis;
chrysoberyl GRR 874 spectrum;. Color-change chrysoberyl (alexandrite variety) from Lake Manyara, Kenya. Data Files: a; b;

Data Files

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Link to a collection of references to mostly color and visible spectroscopy of chrysoberyl.

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last updated: 19-Jan-2021