Micro-Magma Chambers in Natural Rubies and Sapphires: The Behaviour of Some Mineral Inclusions in Corundum At High Temperatures

John I. Koivula

May 27, 2009

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Examines the effect that heat-treating has on pre-existing solid inclusions, and how to distinguish these damaged inclusions from the results of flux healing or other forms of artificial infilling.

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Micro-Magma Chambers in Natural Rubies and Sapphires: The Behaviour of Some Mineral Inclusions in Corundum At High Temperatures

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