Infrared spectroscopy of natural vs. synthetic amethyst: An update

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 196-201

  Karampelas, Stefanos ^a   Fritsch, Emmanuel ^a   Zorba, Triantafillia ^a   Paraskevopoulos, Konstantinos M ^a  

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EID: 80055084111     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.47.3.196     Document Type: Article

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