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Dr. Elif Demir

Mineralogy Editor
19 entries

Mineralogy Editor

Dr. Elif Demir

Editorial persona of Zultpedia. PhD in mineralogy with focus on hydroxide minerals and the optical behavior of orthorhombic crystals. Mineralogy editor for the archive, responsible for entries on crystallography, refractive indices, pleochroism, the chromophore chemistry behind the alexandrite effect, and trace-element analysis. Voice modelled on the Mineralogical Society of America reference register and the peer-reviewed Hatipoğlu, Babalık & Chamberlain (2010) İlbir Mountains study. All entries by this persona are fact-checked against primary mineralogical literature before publication.

Published Entries

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  1. № 001 Alexandrite Effect GLOSSARY TERM
  2. № 002 Asterism GLOSSARY TERM
  3. № 003 Biaxial Positive GLOSSARY TERM
  4. № 004 Birefringence GLOSSARY TERM
  5. № 005 Chromophore GLOSSARY TERM
  6. № 006 Cleavage GLOSSARY TERM
  7. № 007 Cleavage of Zultanite — Perfect on {010} PROPERTY GUIDE 4 MIN
  8. № 008 Color Change GLOSSARY TERM
  9. № 009 Dispersion GLOSSARY TERM
  10. № 010 How to Identify Zultanite — A Five-Step Field Guide EDUCATION ARTICLE 4 MIN
  11. № 011 Illuminant GLOSSARY TERM
  12. № 012 Lustre GLOSSARY TERM
  13. № 013 Optic Axis GLOSSARY TERM
  14. № 014 Optical Character of Zultanite — Biaxial Positive PROPERTY GUIDE 4 MIN
  15. № 015 Orthorhombic GLOSSARY TERM
  16. № 016 Pleochroism vs Color Change in Zultanite — Two Optical Effects, One Crystal GEM ARTICLE 5 MIN
  17. № 017 Refractive Index GLOSSARY TERM
  18. № 018 Specific Gravity GLOSSARY TERM
  19. № 019 The History of Color-Change Diaspore — From Haüy to the İlbir Mountains GEM ARTICLE 5 MIN
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