Synthetic gem materials and simulants in the 1990s

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 360-379

  Koivula, John I ^a   Tannous, Maha ^a   Schmetzer, Karl ^b  

^a GIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 31344438355     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.36.4.360     Document Type: Article

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