An era of sweeping change in diamond and colored stone production and markets

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 166-187

  Shor, Russell ^a   Weldon, Robert ^a  

^a GIA   (United States)

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EID: 77958589740     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.46.3.166     Document Type: Article

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