Oxygen isotope composition as a tracer for the origins of rubies and sapphires

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 249-252

  Giuliani, Gaston ^a   Fallick, Anthony E ^b   Garnier, Virginie ^a   France Lanord, Christian ^a   Ohnenstetter, Daniel ^a   Schwarz, Dietmar ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Gübelin Gemmological Laboratory   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gemological applications; Geographic origin; Oxygen isotopes; Placer; Ruby; Sapphire

Indexed keywords

HOSTROCK BUFFERING; OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RUBIES; UNHEATED MATERIALS;

CORUNDUM; GEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; ROCKS;

SAPPHIRE;

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RUBY; SAPPHIRE;

EID: 17144403390     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21261.1     Document Type: Article

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