Padparadscha Sapphire & heat treatment
Stephen Kennedy
Colored gemstones of metamorphic origin: Progress report in understanding how they crystallize at depth in East Africa, the Hindu Kush, Pamir Mountains, and the Middle-Urals Ring Structure
It is difficult to reconcile the existence of deposits of trans- parent gems of metamorphic origin w
Cross-Cultural Provenance and Characterization of Turquoise Artefacts: A Multi-Analytical Non-Destructive Study of Reshui Tomb Cluster, China (744 AD) and Tepeh Zagheh, Iran (5200–4200 BCE)
Turquoise has long held considerable cultural, economic, and symbolic significance across ancient ci