Ammolite: Iridescent fossilized ammonite from Southern Alberta, Canada

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 4-25

  Mychaluk, Keith A ^a   Levinson, Alfred A ^b   Hall, Russell L ^b  

^a University of Calgary ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 51249120923     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.37.1.4     Document Type: Article

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