The Wittelsbach blue

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 348-363

  Dröschel, Rudolf ^a   Evers, Jürgen ^b   Ottomeyer, Hans ^c  

^a Idar Oberstein ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 67649547997     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.44.4.348     Document Type: Article

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