Characteristics of nuclei in Chinese freshwater cultured pearls

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 98-109

  Scarratt, Kenneth ^a   Moses, Thomas M ^b   Akamatsu, Shigeru ^c  

^a AGTA Gemological Testing Center   (United States)

^b GIA   (United States)

^c Mikimoto Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (Japan)

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EID: 36448929249     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.36.2.98     Document Type: Article

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