journal article·2025-12

The nature of color of gem-quality diaspore (“zultanites”) from Turkey

Michail Taran, Oleksii Vyshnevskyi, Ievgen Naumenko

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals· Volume 52· Issue 4
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