The Wittelsbach-Graff and Hope diamonds: Not cut from the same rough

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-88

  Gaillou, Eloïse ^a   Wang, Wuyi ^b   Post, Jeffrey ^a   King, John ^b   Butler, James ^c   Collins, Alan ^d   Moses, Thomas ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b GIA   (United States)

^c King's College London ^*

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955199521     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/gems.46.2.80     Document Type: Article

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