Serenity coated colored diamonds: Detection and durability

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-34

  Shen, Andy H ^a   Wang, Wuyi ^a   Hall, Matthew S ^a   Novak, Steven ^b   McClure, Shane F ^a   Shigley, James E ^a   Moses, Thomas M ^a  

^a GIA   (United States)

^b EVANS ANALYTICAL GROUP   (United States)

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EID: 34248220335     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/gems.43.1.16     Document Type: Article

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