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Argon isotope studies of andesine collected during the 2010 expedition to Tibet

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Abstract

Argon isotope studies of samples returned from the 2010 expedition to Tibet showed that the tested andesines from Yu Lin Gu and Zha Lin contained high concentrations of radiogenic argon and indicated that they had not been subjected to a copper diffusion process.

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© 2011 Gemological Institute of America Inc. This report accompanies the following article: Abduriyim A., McClure S.F., Rossman G.R., Leelawatanasuk T., Hughes R.W., Laurs B.M., Lu R., Isatelle F., Scarratt K., Dubinsky E.V., Douthit T.R., Emmett J.L. (2011) Research on gem feldspar from the Shigatse region of Tibet, Gems & Gemology, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 167–180.

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