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Record No. 2362

Letter to the Editor [on Verneuil process]

on Verneuil process
Journal Article
Hughes, R.W. (1995) Letter to the Editor [on Verneuil process]. Canadian Gemmologist, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 59–60.
ISBN/ISSN: 2267446  |  RWHL
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corundum, synthetic corundum.7, gems
Letter commenting on certain details of the Verneuil (flame fusion) process for growing synthetic corundum, specifically how Verneuil solved the problem of fracturing by starting the growth of the crystal from the tip of a sinter cone.