Possible "sister" stones of the hope diamond

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-35

  Sucher, Scott D ^a   Attaway, Stephen W ^b   Attaway, Nancy L ^b   Post, Jeffrey E ^c  

^a High Country Gems ^*

^b High Country Gems   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77952042617     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.46.1.28     Document Type: Article

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