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ALEXANDRITE [2 records]

Record 1 2024-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lasers and Masers
CONT

Alexandrite lasers handle various skin treatments such as hair removal, pigmented lesion reduction, and vascular lesion treatment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Masers et lasers
CONT

Le laser à alexandrite est un laser non ablatif principalement utilisé en médecine esthétique [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A highly dichroic, rare variety of chrysoberyl [that is] emerald green in natural daylight [and] reddish [to] violet by artificial light, due to its unusual absorption properties.

OBS

Named after Russian Tsar Alexander II.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Variété de chrysobéryl, vert foncé à la lumière naturelle, rougeâtre à la lumière artificielle.

Spanish

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