Topaz, aquamarine, and other beryls from Klein Spitzkoppe, Namibia

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 114-125

  Cairncross, Bruce ^a   Campbell, Ian C ^b,c   Huizenga, Jan Marten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b Independent Coloured Stones Laboratory   (South Africa)

^c Jewelry Council of South Africa Diamond Grading and Coloured Stones Laboratory   (South Africa)

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EID: 54649084998     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.34.2.114     Document Type: Article

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