The analysis of natural gemstones and their synthetic counterparts using analytical spectroscopy methods
Thesis
Shah, R. The analysis of natural gemstones and their synthetic counterparts using analytical spectroscopy methods. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5259
Prompted by the increasing number, sophistication and quality of laboratory-grown gemstones; gemology has evolved into an individual science, incorporating the likes of biolog...
Molecular toxicology studies on the quartz hazard.
Thesis
Duffin, R. Molecular toxicology studies on the quartz hazard. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2777
Silicon makes up almost 28% of the Earth's crust and within that crust, quartz (crystalline silica) is one of the most abundant minerals. Exposure to quartz can occur
in a num...