A history of diamond treatments

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-55

  Overton, Thomas W ^a   Shigley, James E ^a  

^a GIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.44.1.32     Document Type: Article

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