The characterization of tortoise shell and its imitations

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-52

  Hainschwang, Thomas ^a   Leggio, Laurence ^b  

^a GIA Gem Tech Lab   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

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EID: 33646398113     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.42.1.36     Document Type: Article

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