Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Ruby

Ruby, red corundum, is a gem mineral with mineral properties, gem characteristics and chemistry that are reliant on critical trace element substitutions in its aluminum oxide crystal structure. Ruby has attracted scientific and economic interest. It has already been studied extensively regarding its...

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description Ruby, red corundum, is a gem mineral with mineral properties, gem characteristics and chemistry that are reliant on critical trace element substitutions in its aluminum oxide crystal structure. Ruby has attracted scientific and economic interest. It has already been studied extensively regarding its widespread global distribution and the diversity of its geological associations, as revealed by exploration and exploitation. Researchers are becoming increasingly aware that geographic typing of ruby characteristics and its host assemblages may guide further exploration and provide checks on reputed sources of both rough and cut stones. Genetic pointers, based on fluid and solid mineral inclusions, oxygen and other isotope values and pressure and temperature estimates, have already yielded much genetic information. Rare ruby in mantle xenoliths, TP ~1100o C, 2GPa, epitaxial diamond in ruby and ruby in diamond have special interest. Amid the present extensive documentation on this singular gem mineral, new insights and co-existing associations remain to be discovered. Although ruby largely appears in metamorphic and metasomatic source rocks, newer studies suggest it may also arise from magmatic sources. Age-dating of a range of mineral inclusions in ruby now allows more precise modelling of ruby genesis. Tectonic aspects of ruby genesis related to early collisional plate events on Earth are also a frontier for further understanding. In addition, ruby growth remains an important phase in metamorphic studies of events in some young collisional zones. This Special Issue planned for Minerals aims to attract further studies on this multi-origin gem mineral. Investigations at the ‘economic border’ of ruby and sapphire nomenclature and relevant treatments affecting ruby color will be considered.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-693842024-03-28T03:31:31Z Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Ruby Sutherland, Frederick Lin Zaw, Khin gems ruby marble eskolaite Southern Urals spinel Mogok geochronology U–Pb dating zircon zirconolite geographic origin determination sapphire trace elements radiogenic isotopes linear discriminant analysis corundum gemology geology of gem deposits mineralogical association geochemistry Snezhnoe deposit Tajikistan Central Pamir Muzkol–Rangkul anticlinorium in situ U–Pb LA–ICP–MS rutile dating oxygen isotopes Rb–Sr and Sm–Nd isotopes sulfides Montepuez ruby deposits classification typology magmatism metamorphism sedimentary metasomatism fluids stable and radiogenic isotopes genetic models exploration n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Ruby, red corundum, is a gem mineral with mineral properties, gem characteristics and chemistry that are reliant on critical trace element substitutions in its aluminum oxide crystal structure. Ruby has attracted scientific and economic interest. It has already been studied extensively regarding its widespread global distribution and the diversity of its geological associations, as revealed by exploration and exploitation. Researchers are becoming increasingly aware that geographic typing of ruby characteristics and its host assemblages may guide further exploration and provide checks on reputed sources of both rough and cut stones. Genetic pointers, based on fluid and solid mineral inclusions, oxygen and other isotope values and pressure and temperature estimates, have already yielded much genetic information. Rare ruby in mantle xenoliths, TP ~1100o C, 2GPa, epitaxial diamond in ruby and ruby in diamond have special interest. Amid the present extensive documentation on this singular gem mineral, new insights and co-existing associations remain to be discovered. Although ruby largely appears in metamorphic and metasomatic source rocks, newer studies suggest it may also arise from magmatic sources. Age-dating of a range of mineral inclusions in ruby now allows more precise modelling of ruby genesis. Tectonic aspects of ruby genesis related to early collisional plate events on Earth are also a frontier for further understanding. In addition, ruby growth remains an important phase in metamorphic studies of events in some young collisional zones. This Special Issue planned for Minerals aims to attract further studies on this multi-origin gem mineral. Investigations at the ‘economic border’ of ruby and sapphire nomenclature and relevant treatments affecting ruby color will be considered. 2021-05-01T15:48:23Z 2021-05-01T15:48:23Z 2020 book ONIX_20210501_9783039436156_1130 9783039436156 9783039436163 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69384 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3177 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3177 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03943-616-3 10.3390/books978-3-03943-616-3 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783039436156 9783039436163 234 Basel, Switzerland open access
spellingShingle gems
ruby
marble
eskolaite
Southern Urals
spinel
Mogok
geochronology
U–Pb dating
zircon
zirconolite
geographic origin determination
sapphire
trace elements
radiogenic isotopes
linear discriminant analysis
corundum
gemology
geology of gem deposits
mineralogical association
geochemistry
Snezhnoe deposit
Tajikistan
Central Pamir
Muzkol–Rangkul anticlinorium
in situ U–Pb LA–ICP–MS rutile dating
oxygen isotopes
Rb–Sr and Sm–Nd isotopes
sulfides
Montepuez
ruby deposits
classification
typology
magmatism
metamorphism
sedimentary
metasomatism
fluids
stable and radiogenic isotopes
genetic models
exploration
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Ruby
title Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Ruby
title_full Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Ruby
title_fullStr Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Ruby
title_full_unstemmed Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Ruby
title_short Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Ruby
title_sort mineralogy and geochemistry of ruby
topic gems
ruby
marble
eskolaite
Southern Urals
spinel
Mogok
geochronology
U–Pb dating
zircon
zirconolite
geographic origin determination
sapphire
trace elements
radiogenic isotopes
linear discriminant analysis
corundum
gemology
geology of gem deposits
mineralogical association
geochemistry
Snezhnoe deposit
Tajikistan
Central Pamir
Muzkol–Rangkul anticlinorium
in situ U–Pb LA–ICP–MS rutile dating
oxygen isotopes
Rb–Sr and Sm–Nd isotopes
sulfides
Montepuez
ruby deposits
classification
typology
magmatism
metamorphism
sedimentary
metasomatism
fluids
stable and radiogenic isotopes
genetic models
exploration
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
topic_facet gems
ruby
marble
eskolaite
Southern Urals
spinel
Mogok
geochronology
U–Pb dating
zircon
zirconolite
geographic origin determination
sapphire
trace elements
radiogenic isotopes
linear discriminant analysis
corundum
gemology
geology of gem deposits
mineralogical association
geochemistry
Snezhnoe deposit
Tajikistan
Central Pamir
Muzkol–Rangkul anticlinorium
in situ U–Pb LA–ICP–MS rutile dating
oxygen isotopes
Rb–Sr and Sm–Nd isotopes
sulfides
Montepuez
ruby deposits
classification
typology
magmatism
metamorphism
sedimentary
metasomatism
fluids
stable and radiogenic isotopes
genetic models
exploration
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
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