title: [Spectra of dark green jade from Myanmar].
abstract: Chemical compositions and spectral characteristics of one type of dark green jades assumed from omphacite jadeite from Myanmar jadeite mining area were studied by X-ray powder diffraction(XRD), X-ray fluorescence spectra(XRF), Raman spectra(RM) and UV-Vis Spectroscopy, etc. Based on testing by XRD and XRF, it was shown that it belongs to iron-enriched plagioclase, including albite and anorthite. The compositions range is between Ab0.731 An0.264 Or0.004 and Ab0.693 An0.303 Or0.004. Raman spectra of samples, albite jade and anorthite were collected and analyzed. Additionally, the distributions of Si, Al in the crystal structure were also discussed. UV-Vis spectra showed that dark green hue of this mineral is associated with d--d electronic transition of Fe3+ and Cr3+.
authors.affiliation: Gemstone Testing Center of East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China. jmao@ecust.edu.cn
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Lin-Tao
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Shou-Guo
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jian-Liang
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bao