Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lutz Nasdala
Deputy Head of Department
lutz.nasdala(at)univie.ac.at
Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2 (UZA II),
1090 Vienna
Room number: 2A251
T: +43-1-4277-53220
Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters (since 2013)
2025
Pluthametwisute, T., Nasdala, L., Chanmuang N., C., Wildner, M., Libowitzky, E., Giester, G., Zoysa, E. G., Jakkawanvibul, C., Suwanmanee, W., Sripoonjan, T., Tengchaisri, T., Wanthanchaisaeng, B., & Sutthirat, C. (2025). Luminescence and a new approach for detecting heat treatment of geuda sapphire. Solid earth, 16, 81-96. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-81-2025
2024
Cameron, E. M., Blum, T. B., Cavosie, A. J., Kitajima, K., Nasdala, L., Orland, I. J., Bonamici, C. E., & Valley, J. W. (2024). Evidence for oceans pre-4300 Ma confirmed by preserved igneous compositions in Hadean zircon. American Mineralogist, 109(10), 1670-1681. https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2023-9180
Nasdala, L., & Fritsch, E. (2024). Luminescence: The “cold glow” of minerals. Elements: an international magazine of mineralogy, geochemistry, and petrology, 20(5), 287-292. https://doi.org/10.2138/gselements.20.5.287
Götze, J., MacRae, C. M., & Nasdala, L. (2024). Luminescence images: What is it that you see? Elements: an international magazine of mineralogy, geochemistry, and petrology, 20(5), 299-304. https://doi.org/10.2138/gselements.20.5.299
2023
Nasdala, L., Hauzenberger, C., Wildner, M., Chanmuang N., C., & Sameera, K. A. G. (2023). Metamict gadolinite–(Y) from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. Journal of the Geological Society of Sri Lanka, 24(1), 23-30.
Giester, G., Armbruster, T., Balic-Zunic, T., Beran, A., Effenberger, H. S., Fischer, R. X., Friese, K., Libowitzky, E., Wildner, M., & Nasdala, L. (2023). On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Josef Zemann’s birthday: A tribute to his scientific oeuvre. Mineralogy and Petrology, 117(2), 113-116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-023-00834-1
Sobek, K., Losos, Z., Škoda, R., Holá, M., & Nasdala, L. (2023). Crystal chemistry of ferriallanite-(Ce) from Nya Bastnäs, Sweden: Chemical and spectroscopic study. Mineralogy and Petrology, 117(2), 345-357. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-023-00829-y
Giester, G., Rieck, B., Lengauer, C., Kolitsch, U., & Nasdala, L. (2023). Katsarosite Zn(C2O4)·2H2O, a new humboldtine-group mineral from the Lavrion Mining District, Greece. Mineralogy and Petrology, 117(2), 259-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-023-00810-9
Nasdala, L., Lamers, T., Gilg, H. A., Chanmuang, N. C., Griesser, M., Kirchweger, F., Erlacher, A., Boehmler, M., & Giester, G. (2023). The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire, Part I: Photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopic study of the gemstones. Journal of Gemmology, 38(5), 448-473. https://doi.org/10.15506/JoG.2023.38.5.448
Hou, Z., Woś, D., Tschegg, C., Rogowitz, A., Rice, A. H. N., Nasdala, L., Fusseis, F., Szymczak, P., & Grasemann, B. (2023). Three-dimensional mineral dendrites reveal a nonclassical crystallization pathway. Geology, 51(7), 626-630. https://doi.org/10.1130/G51127.1, https://doi.org/10.1130/G51127.1
2022
Wanthanachaisaeng, B., Nasdala, L., Chanmuang N., C., & Wildner, M. (2022). Quench-fractured bicoloured synthetic quartz: A doubly treated gem material. The Journal of Gemmology, 38(2), 134-136. https://doi.org/10.15506/JoG.2022.38.2.134
Nasdala, L., Sameera, K. A. G., Fernando, G. W. A. R., Wildner, M., Chanmuang N., C., Habler, G., Erlacher, A., & Škoda, R. (2022). The shape of ekanite. Gems & Gemology, 58(2), 156-167. https://doi.org/10.5741/GEMS.58.2.156
Zeug, M., Nasdala, L., Chanmuang N., C., & Hauzenberger, C. (2022). Gem topaz from the Schneckenstein crag, Saxony, Germany: Mineralogical characterization and luminescence. Gems & Gemology, 58(1), 2-17. https://doi.org/10.5741/GEMS.58.1.2
2021
Erlacher, A., Zeug, M., Skoda, R., Sameera, K. A. G., & Nasdala, L. (2021). Metamict fergusonite from Kolonna and Masimbula, Sri Lanka. Journal of the Geological Society of Sri Lanka, 22-2, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.4038/jgssl.v22i2.67
Ende, M., Chanmuang N., C., Reiners, P. W., Zamyatin, D. A., Gain, S. E. M., Wirth, R., & Nasdala, L. (2021). Dry annealing of radiation-damaged zircon: Single-crystal X-ray and Raman spectroscopy study. Lithos, 406-407, Article 106523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2021.106523
Nasdala, L., Wildner, M., Giester, G., Chanmuang N., C., Scicchitano, M. R., & Hauzenberger, C. (2021). Blue dravite (“indicolite”) from the Elahera gem field, Sri Lanka. The Journal of Gemmology, 37(6), 618-630. https://doi.org/10.15506/JoG.2021.37.6.618
Chanmuang N., C., Nasdala, L., Wildner, M., Skoda, R., & Zoysa, E. G. (2021). Spectroscopic study of serendibite from Sri Lanka. The Journal of Gemmology, 37(5), 451-454. https://doi.org/10.15506/JoG.2021.37.5.451
Zeug, M., Nasdala, L., Ende, M., Habler, G., Hauzenberger, C., Chanmuang N., C., Škoda, R., Topa, D., Wildner, M., & Wirth, R. (2021). The parisite–(Ce) enigma: Challenges in the identification of fluorcarbonate minerals. Mineralogy and Petrology, 115(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-020-00723-x
2020
Nasdala, L., Akhmadaliev, S., Burakov, B. E., Chanmuang N, C., & Škoda, R. (2020). The absence of metamictisation in natural monazite. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 14676. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71451-7
Nasdala, L., Chanmuang N., C., Giester, G., & Wanthanchaisaeng, B. (2020). Multicoloured synthetic corundum and multicoloured glass doublets in the Thai gem market. The Journal of Gemmology, 37(1), 18-20. https://doi.org/10.15506/JoG.2020.37.1.18
Conference Abstracts (since 2013)
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2015
Zeug M, Vargas AIR, Nasdala L. Spectroscopic determination of compressive stress of zircon inclusions in gem corundum from Mercaderes, Cauca, Colombia. In ICAVS 8 Abstracts Poster. 2015. p. 202-203
2014
Zeug M, Nasdala L, Rodríguez Vargas AI. Spectroscopic characterization of zircon inclusions in gem corundum from Mercaderes, Cauca, Colombia. In GIT2014 Proceedings. 2014. p. 262-263
Pearson GD, Brenker FE, Nestola F, McNeill J, Nasdala L, Hutchison MT et al. Water and slabs in the Transition Zone: Hydrous ringwoodite in diamond. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. DI32A-01
Nasdala L, Lenz C, Artac A, Akhmadaliev S, Vaczi T, Habler G et al. Ion and electron irradiation: Tools to study radiation damage in minerals. In Book of Abstracts of the XVIII International Conference - Crystal Chemistry, X-ray Diffraction and Spectroscopy of Minerals - 2014. 2014. p. 125-127
Artac A, Jachs B, Lenz C, Akhmadaliev S, Habler G, Talla D et al. Surface swelling and spectroscopic investigations of Au-irradiated monazite-(Ce) crystals. In IBMM LEUVEN 2014 - Program and Abstracts. 2014. p. PB 64
Pearson GD, Brenker FE, Nestola F, McNeill J, Nasdala L, Hutchison MT et al. A hydrous mantle transition zone indicated by ringwoodite included within diamond. In IMA 2014 Abstract Volume. 2014. p. 52
Guenthner WR, Reiners P, Ketcham RA, Nasdala L, Giester G. Interpreting zircon (U-Th)/He date-eU correlations with a new damage-based model for He diffusion in zircon. In Thermo2014, Abstract volume. 2014. p. 59-60
Lenz C, Artac A, Akhmadaliev S, Nasdala L. Quantitative estimation of radiation-induced defect accumulation in zircon (ZrSiO4) - A REE3+ photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopic approach. In DMG 2014 Programme and Abstracts. 2014. p. 341. MOD-P07
Nasdala L. Radiation damage in zircon: Effects on chemical alteration behavior, and BSE and luminescence properties. In Workshop on Accessory Minerals, Abstracts. 2014. p. 28-30
Nasdala L, Hofmeister W, Häger T, Zeug M, Mattinson J, Corfu F et al. Zircon M127 - a future reference material for U-Pb combined with Hf- and O-isotope analysis. In DMG 2014 Programme and Abstracts. 2014. p. 358-359. ISO-P03
Wilson CN, MacRae CM, Torpy A, Gaft M, Götze J, Lenz C et al. Luminescence database: An update. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2014 Aug;20(S3):916-917. doi: 10.1017/S1431927614006308
Artac A, Lenz C, Akhmadaliev S, Habler G, Nasdala L. Heavy-ion irradiation damage in monazite-(Ce), CePO4. In EURODIM 2014, Abstracts. 2014
Pearson GD, Brenker FE, Nestola F, McNeill J, Nasdala L, Hutchison MT et al. A hydrous mantle transition zone indicated by ringwoodite included within diamond. In Goldschmidt2014. 2014. 1921
Nasdala L, Kostrovitsky S, Kennedy AK, Zeug M, Esenkulova SA. Raman spectroscopic study of the radiation damage in zircon xenocrysts from kimberlites in Northern Yakutia. In European Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry ESAS 2014 & 15th Czech-Slovak Spectroscopic Conference. 2014. TP20
Korsakov AV, Schepetova O, Perraki M, Nasdala L. Enigmatic alternations of carbon and SiO2 polymorphs within the kyanite porphyroblasts from the Kokchetav diamond-bearing kyanite gneisses. Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2014;16:EGU2014-12523.
Lenz C, Nasdala L. Estimation of radiation-induced defect accumulation with REE3+ luminescence spectroscopy in zircon. In EURODIM 2014, Abstracts. 2014
2013
Guenthner WR, Reiners PW, Ketcham RA, Nasdala L, Giester G. A new model for deciphering zircon (U-Th): He dates from radiation damaged crystals. In Paper. 2013
Wittwer A, Nasdala L, Wildner M, Wanthanachaisaeng B, Bunnag N, Giester G. Colour enhancement of Ratanakiri (Cambodia) gem zircon. Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft. 2013 Sept;159:148.
Nasdala L, Stoyanova Lyubenova T, Gaft M, Wildner M, Diegor W, Petautschnig C. Luminescence of synthetic titanite-group pigments: A rare quenching effect. In Book of abstracts. 2013. p. 79-80
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