The current status of Chinese freshwater cultured pearls

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 96-113

  Akamatsu, Shigeru ^a   Zansheng, Li Tajima ^a   Moses, Thomas M ^a   Scarratt, Kenneth ^a  

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EID: 34547798600     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.37.2.96     Document Type: Article

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