The detection of colour-enhanced and synthetic gem diamonds by optical spectroscopy

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 10-11, 2003, Pages 1976-1983

  Collins, Alan T ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colour enhancement; Coloured diamonds; HPHT synthetic diamonds; Optical spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; RADIATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY;

DIAMONDS;

DIAMOND;

EID: 0346750560     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-9635(03)00262-0     Document Type: Article

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