Lapis lazuli from the Coquimbo Region, Chile

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-41

  Coenraads, Robert R ^a,b,c   Canut De Bon, Claudio ^d  

^a Australian Museum ^*

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c Gemmological Assoc of Australia   (Australia)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

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EID: 52849111024     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.36.1.28     Document Type: Article

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