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COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS
Fibrous nanoinclusions in massive rose quartz: The origin of rose coloration. J. S. Goreva, C. Ma, and G. R. Rossman, American Mineralogist, Vol. 86, No. 4, 2001, pp. 466–472.
From mastodon ivory to gemstone: The origin of turquoise color in odontolite. I. Reiche, C. Vignaud, B. Champagnon, G. Panczer, C. Brouder, G. Morin, V. A. Solé, L. Charlet, and M. Menu, American Mineralogist, Vol. 86, No. 11–12, 2001, pp. 1519–1524.
The nature of “rights” in the Western Australian pearling industry. H. G. Brayford and G. Paust, FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations] Fisheries Technical Paper, No. 404/2, 2000, pp. 338–342.
Oasis or mirage: The farming of black pearl in the northern Cook Islands. C. Macpherson, Pacific Studies, Vol. 23, No. 3–4, 2000, pp. 33–55.
Too many Tahitians? J. Heebner, Jewelers’ Circular Keystone, Vol. 172, No. 10, October 2001, pp. 98–100, 102–104, 106.
DIAMONDS
Abundance and composition of mineral inclusions in large diamonds from Yakutia. N. V. Sobolev, E. S. Efimova, A. M. Logvinova, O. V. Sukhodol’skaya, and Yu. P. Solodova, Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 376, No. 1, 2001, pp. 34–38.
A change in diamond properties induced by natural radioactive irradiation. V. I. Koptil and N. N. Zinchuk, Journal of Superhard Materials, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2000, pp. 56–67.
The colour of diamond and how it may be changed. A. T. Collins, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 27, No. 6, 2001, pp. 341–359.
Diamonds are a guerrilla’s best friend: The impact of illicit wealth on insurgency strategy. A. Malaquias, Third World Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2001, pp. 311–325.
Observation of etch channels in several natural diamonds. T. Lu, J. E. Shigley, J. I. Koivula, and I. M. Reinitz, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2001, pp. 68–75.
Post-eruptive processes in kimberlites—Implications for diamond exploration. K. Leahy, Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Applied Earth Science, Section B, Vol. 110, 2001, pp. B1–B4.
GEM LOCALITIES
Characteristics of opals from Simav, Turkey. F. Esenli, I. Kumbasar, R. H. Eren, and B. Uz, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, No. 3, 2001, pp. 97–113.
Colour-change garnets from Madagascar: Comparison of colorimetric with chemical data. M. S. Krzemnicki, H. A. Hänni, and E. Reusser, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 27, No. 7, 2001, pp. 395–408.
The gemstone occurrences of Madagascar. U. Henn and C. Milisenda, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2001, pp. 76–82.
New gemstone occurrences in the south-west of Madagascar. C. Milisenda, U. Henn, and J. Henn, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 27, No. 7, 2001, pp. 385–394.
Rubies from the Vatomandry area, eastern Madagascar. D. Schwarz and K. Schmetzer, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 27, No. 7, 2001, pp. 409–416.
JEWELRY RETAILING
After Sept. 11, security should be top priority. V. Gomelsky, National Jeweler, Vol. 45, No. 23, December 1, 2001, p. 4.
The dark side. R. B. Drucker, Jewelers’ Circular Keystone, Vol. 172, No. 9, September 2001, pp. 120, 122, 124, 126.
Death and taxes. W. G. Shuster, Jewelers’ Circular Keystone, Vol. 172, No. 7, July 2001, pp. 94, 95, 97, 98, 100.
How to get the most out of your chamber of commerce. P. M. Perry, National Jeweler, Vol. 45, No. 5, March 1, 2001, pp. 48–49.
When everyone quits. B. Spector, Jewelers’ Circular Keystone, Vol. 172, No. 6, June 2001, pp. 258, 260, 262, 264, 266.
SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS
Beware: Synthetic amethyst. P. Totty, Modern Jeweler, Vol. 100, No. 4, April 2001, pp. 12, 14.
Synthetic gem quality diamonds: Historical overview and newest developments. F. De Weerdt, Antwerp Facets, No. 37, March 2001, pp. 6-14.
TREATMENTS
Implantation of Fe ions in crystal structure of natural beryl. O. N. Lopatin, R. I. Khaibullin, F. G. Vagizov, V. V. Bazarov, A. I. Bakhtin, and I. B. Khaibullin, Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society, Vol. 130, No. 4, 2001, pp. 122–127 [in Russian with English abstract].
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