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Record No. 5928
Rubis et saphirs de République Populaire de Chine
Rubies and sapphires of the People's Republic of China
Journal Article
Hughes, R.W. and Galibert, O. (1995) Rubis et saphirs de République Populaire de Chine. [Rubies and sapphires of the People's Republic of China] Revue de Gemmologie A.F.G., No. 125, December, pp. 5–8.
Language: in French | RWHL
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gems, corundum, China.12
China is one of the largest countries in the world, with a rich cultural and scientific tradition. Yet for non-Chinese, until recently little was known of her mineral resources. A brief survey of China's ruby and sapphire deposits is given and an eyewitness account of one of the most important of China's sapphire deposits – Penglai, Hainan Island, – is described.