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Spring 2012
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Emeralds from the Fazenda Bonfim Region, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
J. C. (Hanco) Zwaan, Dorrit E. Jacob, Tobias Häger, Mário T. O. Cavalcanti Neto, and Jan Kanis

Brazil's Emerald Industry
Andy Lucas

Characterization of Colorless Coated Cubic Zirconia (Diamantine)
James E. Shigley, Al Gilbertson, and Sally Eaton-Magaña

Precision Measurement of Inter-Facet Angles on Faceted Gems Using a Goniometer
Andy H. Shen, William A. Bassett, Elise A. Skalwold, Nicole J. Fan, and Yong Tao

The Vallerano Diamond from Ancient Rome: A Scientific Study
Alessandro Bedini, Sylvana Ehrman, Stella Nunziante Cesaro, Maria Pasini, Ida Anna Rapinesi, and Diego Sali

Radioactive Morganite
Hiroshi Kitawaki, Yoichi Horikawa, Katsumi Shozugawa, and Norio Nogawa


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Winter 2011
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Dyed Purple Hydrophane Opal
Nathan Renfro and Shane F. McClure

Determining Garnet Composition from Magnetic Susceptibility And Other Properties
Donald B. Hoover

GIA’s Symmetry Grading Boundaries for Round Brilliant Cut Diamonds
Ron H. Geurts, Ilene M. Reinitz, Troy Blodgett, and Al M. Gilbertson

A Historic Turquoise Jewelry Set Containing Fossilized Dentine (Odontolite) and Glass
Michael S. Krzemnicki, Franz Herzog, and Wei Zhou

The Radioactive Decay Pattern of Blue Topaz Treated by Neutron Irradiation
Jian Zhang, Taijin Lu, Manjun Wang, and Hua Chen

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Fall 2011
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Ruby and Sapphire from the Tan Huong–Truc Lau Area, Yen Bai Province, Northern Vietnam
Nguyen Ngoc Khoi, Chakkaphan Sutthirat, Duong Anh Tuan, Nguyen Van Nam, Nguyen Thi Minh Thuyet, and Nguy Tuyet Nhung

Infrared Spectroscopy of Natural vs. Synthetic Amethyst: An Update
Stefanos Karampelas, Emmanuel Fritsch, Triantafillia Zorba, and Konstantinos M. Paraskevopoulos

Exploring the Origin and Nature of Luminescent Regions in CVD Synthetic Diamond
Bert Willems, Alexandre Tallaire, and Julien Barjon

Identification of Extraterrestrial Peridot by Trace Elements
Andy H. Shen, John I. Koivula, and James E. Shigley

A History of Diamonds through Philately: The Frank Friedman Collection
Stuart D. Overlin

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Summer 2011
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Proceedings of the 5th International Gemological Symposium.

Also includes “Research on Gem Feldspar from the Shigatse Region of Tibet” by Ahmadjan Abduriyim et al.

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Spring 2011
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Demantoid and Topazolite from Antetezambato, Northern Madagascar: Review and New Data
Federico Pezzotta, Ilaria Adamo, and Valeria Diella

The Chinese Red Feldspar Controversy: Chronology of Research Through July 2009
George R. Rossman

UV-Vis-NIR Reflectance Spectroscopy of Natural-Color Saltwater Cultured Pearls from Pinctada Margaritifera
Stefanos Karampelas, Emmanuel Fritsch, Jean-Pierre Gauthier, and Thomas Hainschwang

Brownish Red Zircon from Muling, China
Tao Chen, Hao Ai, Mingxing Yang, Shu Zheng, and Yungui Liu

Aquamarine from the Thuong Xuan District, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
Le Thi-Thu Huong, Wolfgang Hofmeister, Tobias H‰ger, Nguyen Ngoc

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Winter 2010
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Synthetic Gem Materials in the 2000s: A Decade in Review
Nathan Renfro, John I. Koivula, Wuyi Wang, and Gary Roskin

Yellow Scapolite from Ihosy, Madagascar
Margherita Superchi, Federico Pezzotta, Elena Gambini, and Emanuela Castaman

A Microstructural Study of Pietersite from Namibia and China
Kaifan Hu and Peter J. Heaney

Update on Mexifire Synthetic Fire Opal
Rajneesh Bhandari and Gagan Choudhary

A Study of the Gems in a Ciborium from Einsiedeln Abbey
Stefanos Karampelas, Marie Wörle, Katja Hunger, Hanspeter Lanz, Danilo Bersani, and Susy Gübelin

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Fall 2010
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Special Issue: Retrospective of the 2000s

An Era of Sweeping Change in Diamond and Colored Stone Production and Markets
Russell Shor and Robert Weldon

Gem Localities of the 2000s
James E. Shigley, Brendan M. Laurs, A. J. A. (Bram) Janse, Sheryl Elen, and Dona M. Dirlam

Gemstone Enhancement and Its Detection in the 2000s
Shane F. McClure, Robert E. Kane, and Nicholas Sturman

Developments in Gemstone Analysis Techniques and Instrumentation During the 2000s
Christopher M. Breeding, Andy H. Shen, Sally Eaton-Magaña

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Summer 2010
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The Wittelsbach-Graff and Hope Diamonds: Not Cut from the Same Rough
Eloïse Gaillou, Wuyi Wang, Jeffrey E. Post, John M. King, James E. Butler, Alan T. Collins, and Thomas M. Moses

Play-of-Color Opal from Wegel Tena, Wollo Province, Ethiopia
Benjamin Rondeau, Emmanuel Fritsch, Francesco Mazzero, Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Bénédicte Cenki-Tok, Eyassu Bekele, and Eloïse Gaillou

A New Type of Composite Turquoise
Gagan Choudhary

New Occurrence of Fire Opal from Bemia, Madagascar
Martina Simoni, Franca Caucia, Ilaria Adamo, and Pietro Galinetto

X-ray Computed Microtomography Applied to Pearls: Methodology, Advantages, and Limitations
Stefanos Karampelas, Jürgen Michel, Mingling Zheng-Cui, Jens-Oliver Schwarz, Frieder Enzmann, Emmanuel Fritsch, Leon Leu, and Michael S. Krzemnicki

X-ray Computed Microtomography: Distinguishing Natural Pearls from Beaded and Non-Beaded Cultured Pearls
Michael S. Krzemnicki, Sebastian D. Friess, Pascal Chalus, Henry A. Hänni, and Stefanos Karampelas

Hibonite: A New Gem Mineral
Thomas Hainschwang, Franck Notari, Laurent Massi, Thomas Armbruster, Benjamin Rondeau, Emmanuel Fritsch, and Mariko Nagashima

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Spring 2010
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Strongly Colored Pink CVD Lab-Grown Diamonds
Wuyi Wang, Patrick Doering, Joshua Tower, Ren Lu, Sally Eaton-Magaña, Paul Johnson, Erica Emerson, and Thomas M. Moses
 
Color Alterations in CVD Synthetic Diamond with Heat and UV Exposure: Implications for Color Grading and Identification
Rizwan U. A. Khan, Philip M. Martineau, Bradley L. Cann, Mark E. Newton, Harpreet K. Dhillon, and Daniel J. Twitchen
 
Possible “Sister” Stones of the Hope Diamond
Scott D. Sucher, Stephen W. Attaway, Nancy L. Attaway, and Jeffrey E. Post
 
Confocal Micro-Raman Spectroscopy: A Powerful Tool to Identify Natural and Synthetic Emeralds
Le Thi-Thu Huong, Tobias Häger, and Wolfgang Hofmeister
 
Bastnäsite-(Ce) and Parisite-(Ce) From Mt. Malosa, Malawi
Alessandro Guastoni, David Kondo, and Fabrizio Nestola

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Fall 2009
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Characterization of “Green Amber” with Infrared and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Ahmadjan Abduriyim, Hideaki Kimura, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Nakazono, Masao Wakatsuki, Tadashi Shimizu, Masataka Tansho, and Shinobu Ohki
 
A Crystallographic Analysis of the Tavernier Blue Diamond
Scott D. Sucher
 
“Fluorescence Cage”: Visual Identification of HPHT-Treated Type I Diamonds
Inga A. Dobrinets and Alexander M. Zaitsev
 
Update on Ammolite Production from Southern Alberta, Canada
Keith A. Mychaluk
 
Polymer-Filled Aquamarine
Li Jianjun, Sun Yuan, Hao Wangjiao, Luo Han, Cheng Youfa, Liu Huafeng, Liu Ying, Ye Hong, and Fan Chengxing
 
Gem-Quality Yellow-Green Haüyne from Oldoinyo Lengai Volcano, Northern Tanzania
Anatoly N. Zaitsev, Olga A. Zaitseva, Alexander K. Buyko, Jörg Keller, Jurgis Klaudius, and Andrei A. Zolotarev
 
Aquamarine from the Masino-Bregaglia Massif, Central Alps, Italy
Rosangela Bocchio, Ilaria Adamo, and Franca Caucia

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