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Record 1 2003-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Precious Stones (Mining)
CONT

It has been suggested that resorption of octahedral macro-diamonds to stones with tetrahexahedroid morphology implies a weight loss on the order of 45 to 60% (Gurney, 1989).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de pierres précieuses
CONT

Gurney (1989) a formulé l'hypothèse que la résorption de macrodiamants octaèdres en pierres de morphologie tétrahexaèdre entraîne une perte de poids de l'ordre de 45 à 60 %.

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