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The Ownership of Words: An essay on the meaning of padparadscha
Journal Article
Hughes, R.W. (2013) The Ownership of Words: An essay on the meaning of padparadscha. Journal of the Gemmological Association of Hong Kong, Vol. 34, pp. 50–58.
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corundum, color.4, quality.10, padparadscha, gems
This article examines the definition of padparadscha sapphire, from early times to that developed by the Laboratory Manual Harmonisation Committee (LMHC) in 2005. It includes data from a survey undertaken by the author in Sri Lanka and Hong Kong in August and September 2012.