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Record No. 2333
Surface repaired corundum—two unusual variations
Journal Article
Hughes, R.W. (1988) Surface repaired corundum—two unusual variations. Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 21, No. 1, January, pp. 8–10.
ISBN/ISSN: 221252 | RWHL
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corundum, treatments.6, gems
Describes an unusual ruby where glass was used to fuse one piece of natural ruby to a much larger piece of synthetic ruby. A second ruby appeared to have glass in fissures throughout. [in hindsight, this was probably exsolution of planes of boehmite or another mineral]