Laboratory-treated gemstones

Elements

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 175-178

  Shigley, James E ^a   McClure, Shane F ^a  

^a GIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance; Clarity; Color; Gemstone; Identification; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; COLOR; COMMERCE; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); LABORATORIES;

APPEARANCE; CLARITY; GEMSTONE; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; TESTING LABORATORIES; TRADE PRACTICE; TREATMENT; TREATMENT PROCESS;

GEMS;

COLOR; GEMSTONE; LABORATORY METHOD; TRADE;

EID: 67651092297     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.5.3.175     Document Type: Article

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