Gemopogy: The developing science of gems

Elements

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 147-152

  Fritsch, Emmanuel ^a   Rondeau, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Gem terminology; Gem treatment; Gemology; Gems; History of gemology; Synthetic gems

Indexed keywords

GEMS; NATURAL GEMS; TERMINOLOGY;

GEMOLOGY; NATURAL STONES;

SYNTHETIC GEMS;

GEMSTONE; HISTORY; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 67651096019     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.5.3.147     Document Type: Article

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