red colour of ruby crystal is due to the element chromium.
red colour of ruby crystal is due to the element chromium.
red colour of ruby crystal is due to?
the element chromium
ruby and pink sapphire are the red and pink varieties of the mineral corundum, an aluminum-oxide mineral al2o3. the pink/red colour is formed in corundum by adding the element chromium to its crystal structure. spectroscopy of rubies from the aappaluttoq occurrence in greenland confirm the presence of chromium as well as showing absorption in the uv region indicating high fe (iron) content.









































characteristics reported in thirangoon, 2009, include:









































bullet::::- most of the crystals examined contained bohmite or kaolinite crystals. the presence of these minerals indicates the samples were not heat treated.
gemstone industry in greenland
chromium(iii) ions present in corundum crystals (aluminium oxide) cause them to be colored red; when corundum appears as such, it is known as a ruby. if the corundum is lacking in chromium(iii) ions, it is known as a sapphire. a red-colored artificial ruby may also be achieved by doping chromium(iii) into artificial corundum crystals, thus making chromium a requirement for making synthetic rubies. such a synthetic ruby crystal was the basis for the first laser, produced in 1960, which relied on stimulated emission of light from the chromium atoms in such a crystal. a ruby laser is lasing at 694.3 nanometers, in a deep red color.
chromium