Chinese pearls: Their culturing and trading. Guo T., Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 20, No. 11, 2000, pp. 486–490.

Emerald deposits—A review. D. Schwarz and G. Giuliani, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2001, pp. 17–23.

The factors for restricting quality of Chinese pearl. Y. Deng and K. Yuan, Journal of Guilin Institute of Technology, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2001, pp. 6–12 [in Chinese with English abstract].

Gem tourmaline chemistry and paragenesis. W. B. Simmons, K. L. Webber, A. U. Falster, and J. W. Nizamoff, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2001, pp. 24–29.

The genetic relation between good-quality jadeite and microstructure. K. Yuan and Y. Deng, Journal of Guilin Institute of Technology, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2001, pp. 1–5 [in Chinese with English abstract].

Jade: Occurrences and metasomatic origin. G. E. Harlow and S. S. Sorensen, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2001, pp. 7–10.

Micro-analytical study of the optical properties of rainbow and sheen obsidians. C. Ma, J. Gresh, G. R. Rossman, G. C. Ulmer, and E. P. Vicenzi, Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 39, 2001, pp. 57–71.

Origin of gem corundums from basaltic fields. F. L. Sutherland and D. Schwarz, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2001, pp. 30–33.

Production and colour changing treatment of Chinese cultured pearl. L. Li, Singaporean Gemologist, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2001, pp. 11–14.

Raman spectra of nacre from shells of main pearl-culturing mollusk in China. G. Zhang, X. Xie, and Y. Wang, Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2001, pp. 193–196 [in Chinese with English abstract].

Diamants [Diamonds]. Le Règne Minéral, No. 38, 2001, 66 pp. [in French, with some English abstracts].

Diamond from the Guaniamo area, Venezuela. F. V. Kaminsky, O. D. Zakharchenko, W. L. Griffin, D. M. DeR. Channer, and G. K. Khachatryan-Blinova, Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 38, 2000, pp. 1347–1370.

Diamonds from Myanmar and Thailand: Characteristics and possible origins. W. L. Griffin, T. T. Win, R. Davies, P. Wathanakul, A. Andrew, I. Metcalfe, and P. Cartigny, Economic Geology, Vol. 96, No. 1, 2001, pp. 159–170.

Irradiation-induced structure development in type Ia diamond. T. D. Ositinskaya, V. N. Tkach, and G. P. Bogatyreva, Journal of Superhard Materials, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2000, pp. 56–60.

Brazilian gem provinces. C. P. Pinto and A. C. Pedrosa-Soares, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2001, pp. 12–16.

Clinopyroxene–corundum assemblages from alkali basalt and alluvium, eastern Thailand: Constraints on the origin of Thai rubies. C. Sutthirat, S. Saminpanya, G. T. R. Droop, C. M. B. Henderson, and D. A. C. Manning, Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 65, No. 2, 2001, pp. 277–295.

Einmalige Tropfsteinbildungen aus Argentinien: Rhodochrosit-Stalaktiten [Unique stalactite formations: Rhodochrosite from Argentina]. W. Lieber, Lapis, Vol. 25, No. 11, 2000, pp. 13–20 [in German].

The geology of Australian opal deposits. I. J. Townsend, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2001, pp. 34–37.

The geology, mineralogy and rare element geochemistry of the gem deposits of Sri Lanka. C. B. Dissanayake, R. Chandrajith, and H. J. Tobschall, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, Vol. 72, No. 1–2, 2000, pp. 5–20.

Oriented inclusions in spinels from Madagascar. K. Schmetzer, E. Gübelin, H-J. Bernhardt, and L. Kiefert, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 27, No. 4, 2000, pp. 229–232.

Tourmaline and aquamarine deposits from Brazil. J. César-Mendes, H. Jort-Evangelista, and R. Wegner, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2001, pp. 3–6.

Nuclear microscopic studies of inclusions in natural and synthetic emeralds. K. N. Yu, S. M. Tang, and T. S. Tay, X-Ray Spectrometry, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2000, pp. 178–186.

PIXE/PIGE characterisation of emeralds using an external micro-beam. T. Calligaro, J.-C. Dran, J.-P. Poirot, G. Querré, J. Salomon, and J. C. Zwaan, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, Vol. 161–163, 2000, pp. 769–774.

Precious precision. Mazal U’Bracha, Vol. 16, No. 131, March 2001, pp. 52–53.

Presidium Moissanite Tester™. T. Linton and K. Hunter, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 20, No. 11, 2000, pp. 483–485.

What’s new in gem testing instruments: The Brewster-Angle Meter. T. Linton, K. Hunter, A. Cumming, N. Masson, and G. Pearson, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 20, No. 10, 2000, pp. 428–431.

Pearls: Branding. Jewellery New Asia, No. 203, July 2001, pp. 74–83 passim.

Successful strategies for selling pearls. V. Gomelsky, National Jeweler, Vol. 45, No. 7, April 1, 2001, pp. 52, 54–55.

PRECIOUS METALS

Cookson Precious Metals launches new gold alloy. Jewellery in Britain [JIB], Vol. 5, January 2000, p. 5.

A stable blue silver is developed. Jewellery News Asia, No. 201, May 2001, p. 36.

Characterization of a new Chinese hydrothermally grown emerald. Z. Chen, J. Zeng, K. Cai, C. Zhang, and W. Zhou, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2001, pp. 62–66.

Synthesis of yttria-stabilized zirconia crystals by skull-melting method. W.-S. Kim, I.-H. Suh, Y.-M. You, J.-H. Lee, and C.-H. Lee, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, No. 3, 2001, pp. 136–144.

Are treatments killing the romance of gems? S. Robertson, Jewelers’ Circular Keystone, Vol. 171, No. 6, June 2000, pp. 238–240, 242, 244.

Treated and synthetic gem materials. J. E. Shigley, Current Science, Vol. 79, No. 11, 2000, pp. 1566–1571.

High-pressure, high-temperature treatment of natural diamonds and their recognition from the point of view of two patent registrations by General Electric. K. Schmetzer, Goldschmiede Zeitung, Vol. 99, July 2001, p. 75 [in German; English translation at www.gz-online.com].

American Watch Guild makes time for excellence. W. G. Shuster, Jewelers’ Circular Keystone, Vol. 171, No. 11, November 2000, pp. 176–177.

America’s largest parking lot. C. Wolinsky, National Geographic, Vol. 199, No. 1, January 2001, pp. 124–128.

The De Beers story: A new cut on an old monopoly. N. Stein, Fortune, Vol. 143, No. 4, February 19, 2001, pp. 186–206 passim.

Tahiti sets up pearl ministry. Jewellery News Asia, No. 200, April 2001, pp. 1, 44.