Ruby and sapphire from Jegdalek, Afghanistan

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 110-126

  Bowersox, Gary W ^a   Foord, Eugene E ^b   Laurs, Brendan M ^c   Shigley, James E ^c   Smith, Christopher P ^d  

^a GeoVision Inc   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GIA   (United States)

^d Gubelin Gem Lab   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0010376657     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.36.2.110     Document Type: Article

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