Confocal micro-raman spectroscopy: A powerful tool to identify natural and synthetic emeralds

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-41

  Huong, Le Thi Thu ^a   Häger, Tobias ^b,c,d   Hofmeister, Wolfgang ^b,c  

^a VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Institute of Gemstone Research   (Germany)

^d University for Applied Sciences   (Germany)

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EID: 77952054083     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.46.1.36     Document Type: Article

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