Evidence of relatively high-temperature heat treatment in sapphires with unstable color. Photomicrographs by C.P. Smith; magnified 52x
Recent research by Christopher P. Smith and the team at American Gemological Laboratories (AGL) regarding heated sapphires with unstable color centers has been published in The Journal of Gemmology, Volume 36, No 7, pp 602-604.
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