The process of exposing certain gemstones to a radioactive substance with the effect of artificially inducing a change of colour. This has been done with some diamonds. The original colours aresometimes partly restored by heating.
Irradiation
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Irradiation
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The process of exposing certain gemstones to a radioactive substance with the effect of artificially inducing a change of colour. This has been done with some diamonds. The original colours aresometimes partly restored by heating.
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From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson
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