Lead Glass-Filled Star Rubies Reportedly from Madagascar

Vincent Pardieu, Pantaree Lomthong and Nick Sturman

A preliminary examination of 34 star rubies, supposedly from Madagascar, that had had been clarity-enhanced with a lead-glass filler. Includes a comparison with star rubies from other deposits.

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Lead Glass-Filled Star Rubies Reportedly from Madagascar