Play-of-color opal from Wegel Tena, Wollo Province, Ethiopia

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 90-105

  Rondeau, Benjamin ^a,b   Fritsch, Emmanuel ^a   Mazzero, Francesco ^c   Gauthier, Jean Pierre ^e   Cenki Tok, Bénédicte ^f   Bekele, Eyassu ^d   Gaillou, Eloïse ^g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Opalinda   (France)

^d Eyaopal   (Ethiopia)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^g DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77955182893     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.46.2.90     Document Type: Article

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