Identification of "chocolate pearls" treated by Ballerina Pearl Co

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 222-235

  Wang, Wuyi ^a   Scarratt, Kenneth ^b   Hyatt, Akira ^a   Shen, Andy Hsi Tien ^a   Hall, Matthew ^a  

^a GIA   (United States)

^b GIA   (Thailand)

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EID: 33846925083     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.42.4.222     Document Type: Article

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