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COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS
Aquamarin & Co. extraLapis, No. 23, 2002 [in German].
Cathode-luminescence texture of jadeite jade and its gemological significance. Y. Zhou, Journal of Gems and Gemmology, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2002, pp. 31–35 [in Chinese with English abstract].
Manganese accommodation in fossilised mastodon ivory and heat-induced colour transformation: Evidence by EXAFS. I. Reiche, G. Morin, C. Brouder, V. A. Solé, P.-E. Petit, C. Vignaud, T. Calligaro, and M. Menu, European Journal of Mineralogy, Vol. 14, No. 6, 2002, pp. 1069–1073.
Microstructural studies on cultured saltwater pearls from Fangcheng, Guangxi. B. Kong, J. Zou, J. Cheng, and Y. Liao, Journal of Guilin Institute of Technology, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2002, pp. 119–122 [in Chinese with English abstract].
On the problem of dispersed bunsenite (NiO) in chrysoprase. K. Dyrek, Z. Sojka, W. Zabinski, and F. Bozon-Verduraz, Mineralogia Polonica, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2001, pp. 3–8.
The origin of colour of chrysoprase from Szklary (Poland) and Sarykul Boldy (Kazakhstan). M. Sachanbiñski, J. Janeczek, A. Platonov, and F. J. M. Rietmeijer, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, Vol. 177, No. 1, 2001, pp. 61–76.
DIAMONDS
Coesite inclusions in rounded diamonds from placers of the northeastern Siberian Platform. A. L. Ragozin, V. S. Shatsky, G. M. Rylov, and S. V. Goryainov, Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 384, No. 4, 2002, pp. 385–389.
Crystalmorphology as an indicator of redox conditions of natural diamond dissolution at the mantle PT parameters. A. F. Khokhryakov, Y. N. Pal’yanov, and N. V. Sobolev, Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 385, No. 5, 2002, pp. 534–537.
Industrial diamonds gather strength. E. J. Lerner, Industrial Physicist, Vol. 8, No. 4, 2002, pp. 8–11.
Laser-aided separation of diamonds. S. E. Avdeev et al., Proceedings of the International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 4900, No. 2, 2002, pp. 946–951.
Mining at any cost. E. Blauer, New YorkDiamonds, January 2003, pp. 40–47.
Regolith and diamond deposits around Tortiya, Ivory Coast, West Africa. R. M. Teeuw, Catena, Vol. 46, No. 1–2, 2002, pp. 111–127.
Tectonic controls on kimberlite location, southern Africa. S. Vearncombe and J. R. Vearncombe, Journal of Structural Geology, Vol. 24, No. 10, 2002, pp. 1619–1625.
GEM LOCALITIES
Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California. J. Fisher, Mineralogical Record, Vol. 33, No. 5, 2002, pp. 363–407.
Gemmological study of corundum from Madagascar. J. Shida, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2002, pp. 247–252.
Infrared microspectrometric characterizations and thermoluminescent properties from natural quartz slices. T. Hashimoto, Y. Yanagawa, and T. Yamaguchi, Bunseki Kagaku, Vol. 51, No. 7, 2002, pp. 527–532 [in Japanese with English abstract].
Louisianaopal. G. Brown, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2002, pp. 244–246.
Mexican gem opals: Nano- and micro-structure, origin of colour, comparison with other common opals of gemmological significance. E. Fritsch, M. Ostrooumov, B. Rondeau, A. Barreau, D. Albertini, A.-M. Marie, B. Lasnier, and J. Wery, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2002, pp. 230–233.
Mined in America. G. Roskin, JCK, Vol. 174, No. 2, 2003, pp. 110–119.
Mineralogical and geochemical study of the Regal Ridge emerald showing, southeastern Yukon. L. A. Groat et al., Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 40, 2002, pp. 1313–1338.
Mineralogy, age, and fluid geochemistry of the Rila emerald deposit, Bulgaria. P. Alexandrov, G. Giuliani, and J. L. Zimmermann, Economic Geology, Vol. 96, No. 6, 2001, pp. 1469–1476.
Natural amethyst from the Caxarai mine, Brazil, with a spectrum containing an absorption peak at 3543 cm-1. H. Kitawaki, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2002, pp. 101–108.
Occurrence and genesis of thunder eggs containing plume and moss agate from the Del Norte area, Saguache County, Colorado. D. E. Kile, Rocks & Minerals, Vol. 77, No. 4, 2002, pp. 252–268.
The pegmatites of the Nova Era-Itabira-Ferros pegmatite district and the emerald mineralisation of Capoeirana and Belmont (Minas Gerais, Brazil): Geochemistry and Rb-Sr dating. C. Preinfalk, Y. Kostitsyn, and G. Morteani, Journal of South American Earth Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 8, 2002, pp. 867–887.
Spectroscopic properties of Möng Hsu ruby. S. Siripaisarnpipat, T. Pattharakorn, S. Pattharakorn, S. Sanguanruang, N. Koonsaeng, S. Achiwawanich, M. Promsurin, and P. Hanmungthum, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2002, pp. 236–241.
Successful application of ground-penetrating radar in the exploration of gem tourmaline pegmatites of southern California. J. E. Patterson and F. A. Cook, Geophysical Prospecting, Vol. 50, No. 2, 2002, pp. 107–117.
INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES
Inclusions in gemstones: Their cathodoluminescence (CL) and CL spectra. J. Ponahlo, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2002, pp. 85–100.
Light emitting diodes as light sources in portable gemmological instruments. C. Lamarre, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2002, pp. 169–174.
Measurement of small birefringence in sapphire and quartz plates. D. H. Goldstein, L. L. Deibler, and B. B. Wang, Proceedings of SPIE—The International Society for Optical Engineering, July 9–11, 2002, Seattle, Washington, Vol. 4819, pp. 20–27.
JEWELRY MANUFACTURING
A model approach. G. Todd, American Jewelry Manufacturer, Vol. 47, No. 8, 2002, pp. 31–36.
JEWELRY RETAILING
The dish on the newest diamond diva: A chat with Reema Pachachi, creative director of De Beers LV. B. Kasha, Modern Jeweler, Vol. 101, No. 11, 2002, pp. 9–10.
Friedman’s targets 3000 stores using strip center strategy. G. A. Beres, National Jeweler, Vol. 97, No. 4, February 16, 2003, pp. 1, 33.
The pretenders. J. Heebner, JCK, Vol. 174, No. 2, 2003, pp. 98–102.
SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS
Growth rate of high-quality large diamond crystals. H. Sumiya, N. Toda, and S. Satoh, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 237–239, No. 2, 2002, pp. 1281–1285.
Imaging Ni segregation in synthetic diamond using ionoluminescence (IL) and particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE). A. A. Bettio, C. G. Ryan, D. N. Jamieson, and S. Prawer, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, Vol. 181, No. 1–4, 2001, pp. 225–230.
New imitation gemstones from Australia. G. Brown and T. Linton, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 7, 2002, pp. 283–287.
Recent observations of composite stones. U. Henn, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2002, pp. 253–257.
Research on the growth habit of hydrothermal emerald crystal. Z. Chen, J. Zheg, W. Zhong, and H. Shen, Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2002, pp. 94–98 [in Chinese with English abstract].
A review of developments in shaped crystal growth of sapphire by the Stepanov and related techniques. P. I. Antonov and V. N. Kurlov, Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2002, pp. 63–122.
Solubility of emerald in H2SO4 aqueous solution under hydrothermal conditions. Z. Chen, G. Zhang, H. Shen, and C. Huang, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 244, No. 3–4, 2002, pp. 339–341.
Some aspects of precious opal synthesis. S. V. Filin, A. I. Puzynin, and V. N. Samoilov, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 7, 2002, pp. 278–282.
TREATMENTS
Black diamond treatment by “internal” graphitization. F. Notari, Revue de Gemmologie, No. 145/146, 2002, pp. 42–60 [in French with English abstract].
Change of colour produced in natural brown diamonds by HPHT-processing. V. G. Vins, Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society, Vol. 131, No. 4, 2002, pp. 111–117 [in Russian with English abstract].
Change of colour produced in synthetic diamonds by βHT-processing. V. Vins, Gemological Bulletin (Gemological Society of Russia), No. 5, 2002, pp. 26–32.
Investigation of radiation-induced yellow color in tourmaline by magnetic resonance. K. Krambrock, M. V. B. Pinheiro, S. M. Medeiros, K. J. Guedes, S. Schweizer, and J.-M. Spaeth, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, Vol. 191, No. 1–4, 2002, pp. 241–245.
MISCELLANEOUS
Closing the gender gap. R. Bates, JCK, Vol. 173, No. 8, 2002, pp. 65–66.
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