The merelani tanzanite mines

Mineralogical Record

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 347-408

  Wilson, Wendell E ^a   Saul, John M ^b   Pardieu, Vincent ^c   Hughes, Richard W ^d  

^a Mineralogical Record   (United States)

^b ORYX   (France)

^c GIA Thailand   (Thailand)

^d Grand Langsuan Condominium   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CRYSTAL PROPERTY; DIOPSIDE; GEMSTONE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINING;

EID: 70350270043     PISSN: 00264628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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