Part of the fun of learning about minerals is learning the various ways that they are different. Soon someone becomes intrigued with \u201cHow\u201d these changes are made, and experiments are attempted. This is the way that we learn. And there can be those who detest such experimentation, but this is the way that so much has been learned in the past.<\/p>\n
There are few ways to get a quick resulting change in a mineral that exposing it to high doses of radiation. In nature, this would happen over years and years of time. But with modern technology, some irradiation projects can literally be accomplished over night.<\/p>\n