Rubies and fancy-color sapphires from Nepal

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-41

  Smith, Christopher P ^a   Gübelin, Edward J ^a   Bassett, Allen M ^a,b,c   Manandhar, Mache N ^c  

^a California State University ^*

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Himalayan Gems Nepal   (Nepal)

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EID: 0012263533     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.33.1.24     Document Type: Article

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