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COMPONENT ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF BLACK TAHITIAN CULTURED PEARLS FROM THE OYSTER Pinctada margaritifera USING SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES

Abstract

Raman spectroscopy, ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared (UV-Vis-NIR) reflectance spectroscopy, and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy were used to characterize black Tahitian cultured pearls and imitations of these saltwater cultured pearls produced by γ-irradiation, and by coloring of cultured pearls with silver nitrate or organic dyes. Raman spectra indicated that aragonite was the major constituent of these four types of pearl. Using Raman spectroscopy at an excitation wavelength of 514 nm, black Tahitian cultured pearls exhibited characteristic 1100-1700 cm-1 bands. These bands were attributed to various organic components, including conchiolin and other black biological pigments. The peaks shown by saltwater cultured pearls colored with organic dyes varied with the type of dye used. Tahitian cultured and organic-dye-treated saltwater cultured pearls were easily identified by Raman spectroscopy. UV-Vis-NIR reflectance spectra showed bands at 408, 497, and 700 nm derived from porphyrin pigment and other black pigments. The spectra of dye-treated black saltwater pearls showed absorption peaks at 216, 261, 300, and 578 nm. The 261-nm absorption band disappeared from the spectra of γ-irradiated saltwater cultured pearls. This suggests the degradation of conchiolin in the γ-irradiated saltwater cultured pearls. XRF analysis revealed the presence of Ag on the surface of silver nitrate-dyed saltwater cultured pearls.

About the Authors

L. . Shi
School of Material Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Russian Federation


Y. . Wang
School of Material Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Russian Federation


X. . Liu
School of Material Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Russian Federation


J. . Mao
School of Material Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Russian Federation


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Shi L., Wang Y., Liu X., Mao J. COMPONENT ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF BLACK TAHITIAN CULTURED PEARLS FROM THE OYSTER Pinctada margaritifera USING SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES. Zhurnal Prikladnoii Spektroskopii. 2018;85(1):108-112. (In Russ.)

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