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A study of the hydrothermal growth of ruby

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

J. Butcher  and
E. A. D. White
J. Butcher
Affiliation:
The General Electric Company Limited, Central Research Laboratories, Hirst Research Centre, Wembley, England
E. A. D. White
Affiliation:
The General Electric Company Limited, Central Research Laboratories, Hirst Research Centre, Wembley, England
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Summary

Experiments have been conducted to determine the optimum conditions for the hydrothermal growth of ruby. The solubility of corundmn in various solutions has been determined and compared with the respective growth obtained in each medium. The discrepancy between solubility and effective growth is discussed.

The need for a high degree of chemical purity has resulted in the development of platinum liners for the autoclaves. The effects of impurities and of other factors on the growth of ruby crystals have been studied. The crystal habit of hydrothermal ruby is also described.

Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 33 , Issue 266 , September 1964 , pp. 974 - 985
Copyright
Copyright © 1964, The Mineralogical Society

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