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...and fe reds

updated thu 29 nov 01

 

Des & Jan Howard on wed 28 nov 01


Karl
Could you expand on these comments please.
Des

Karl Platt wrote (in part):

> Fe reds are given only when the Fe is located within a crystal *and* when it
> is forced to sit between 6 oxygens. High Al2O3 is a critical variable. Fe will
> not make red in glassy materials (at least as they'd be known here.)
>

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