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Articles: Emeralds
"Gota de Aceite" Emerald

Some of the finest and rarest Colombian emeralds possess an ethereal optical quality called gota de aceite("drop of oil"). In recent years however, this term has suffered from so much overuse that it is losing its original meaning.



Care and Handling of Emeralds


Emerald Lore


Emerald Treatments


Emeralds and Advanced Testing with Raman and FTIR
FTIR
FTIR stands for Fourier Transformation Infra-Red, and it is a spectrophotometer in infrared region that can obtain absorption spectra with frequency analysis called Fourier Transformation on a waveform, which is obtained from a sample by illuminating it with a composite waveform that is made from light from a light source through an interferometer. By obtaining molecular vibration in a substance, FTIR can effectively analyse water, hydroxyl and resin or oil in crystals.

Microscopic Raman Spectroscopy
When a light is hit a substance and scattered, some of the scattered light may change its wavelength by a certain amount that is unique to each substance. This phenomenon is named Raman Effect after the discoverer. Raman spectroscopy is a technique to identify a substance or to analyse molecular structure by using the phenomenon. The scattering light obtained by Raman Effect is generally very weak so that a strong laser beam is used for irradiation and a sophisticated detector is required.


Emeralds from Australia


Emeralds from Austria


Emeralds from Brazil


Emeralds from China


Emeralds from Colombia


Emeralds from East India


Emeralds from Egypt


Emeralds from Iran


Emeralds from Madagascar


Emeralds from Mexico