Special vaterite found in freshwater lackluster pearls

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 275-279

  Qiao, Li ^a   Feng, Qing Ling ^a   Li, Zhuo ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 33847282348     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg060309f     Document Type: Article

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