GE POL diamonds: Before and after

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 192-215

  Smith, Christopher P ^a   Bosshart, George ^a   Ponahlo, Johann ^b   Hammer, Vera M F ^b   Klapper, Helmut ^c   Schmetzer, Karl ^d  

^a Gubelin Gem Lab   (Switzerland)

^b NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d NONE

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EID: 0005696058     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.36.3.192     Document Type: Article

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