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Approaches to improve cultured pearl formation in Pinctada margaritifera through use of relaxation, antiseptic application and incision closure during bead insertion. J. H. Norton, J. S. Lucas, I. Turner, R. J. Mayer, and R. Newnham, Aquaculture, Vol. 184, No. 1/2, 2000, pp. 1–17.

The history, geology, age, and fauna (mainly insects) of Burmese amber, Myanmar. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum (London), Geology Series, Vol. 56, No. 1, 2000, 83 pp.

PIXE studies of emeralds. K. N. Yu, S. M. Tang, and T. S. Tay, X-Ray Spectrometry, Vol. 29, 2000, pp. 267–278.

SEM study on jadeite jade. X. Liu, Kuangwu Yanshi [Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology], Vol. 21, No. 1, 2001, pp. 5–7 [in Chinese with English abstract].

La traçabilité des émeraudes: Une avancée décisive obtenue par microscopie infrarouge (mIRTF) [Tracing the origin of emeralds: Decisive progress obtained by infrared microscopy]. A. Cheilletz, P. de Donato, and O. Barrès, Revue de Gemmologie, No. 141/142, 2001, pp. 81–83 [in French].

Diamond Facts 2000/01—NWT Diamond Industry Report. Northwest Territories Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, 2001, 22 pp.

Etching of diamond crystals in a dry silicate melt at high P-T parameters. V. M. Sonin, E. I. Zhimulev, I. I. Fedorov, A. A. Tomilenko, and A. I. Chepurov, Geochemistry International, Vol. 39, No. 3, 2001, pp. 268–274.

Isotope dating of diamonds. D. G. Pearson and S. B. Shirey, in D. Lambert and J. Ruiz, Eds., Application of Isotopes to Understanding Mineralizing Processes, Reviews in Economic Geology, Vol. 12, Chap. 6, 1999, pp. 143–171.

A new approach to the exploration of diamond deposits by large-diameter boreholes. V. V. Krotkov, Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 373A, No. 6, 2000, pp. 930–932.

The source of the Espinhaço diamonds: Evidences from SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages of the Sopa Conglomerate and Pb-Pb zircon evaporation ages of metavolcanic rocks. M. L. de Sá Carneiro Chaves, T. M. Dussin, and Y. Sano, Revista Brasileira de Geociências, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2000, pp. 265–269.

Surface properties of diamonds in kimberlites [sic] processing. V. Chanturiya, V. Zuev, E. Trofimova, Y. Dikov, V. Bogachev, and G. Dvoichenkova, Proceedings of the XXI International Mineral Processing Congress, Rome, Italy, 2000, pp. B8b-9–B8b-16.

United States diamond market: Analysis of polished diamond consumption 1994–2000. E. Cohen, Mazal U’Bracha, Vol. 15, No. 129, January 2001, pp. 45–48.

The Alto Ligonha pegmatites—Mozambique. M. B. Dias and W. E. Wilson, Mineralogical Record, Vol. 31, No. 6, 2000, pp. 459–497.

Die Pegmatite von Alto Ligonha in Nord-Mozambique [The pegmatites of Alto Ligonha in northern Mozambique]. P. Schäfer and T. Arlt, Lapis, Vol. 25, No. 8, 2000, pp. 13–17, 54.

Classification and mineralization potential of the pegmatites of the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province. G. Morteani, C. Preinfalk, and A. H. Horn, Mineralium Deposita, Vol. 35, 2000, pp. 638–655.

Emerald mineralisation in Colombia: Fluid chemistry and the role of brine mixing. D. A. Banks, G. Giuliani, B. W. D. Yardley, and A. Cheilletz, Mineralium Deposita, Vol. 35, 2000, pp. 699–713.

Emeralds in Greenstone belts: The case of Sandawana, Zimbabwe. J. C. Zwaan and J. L. R. Touret, Münchner Geologische Hefte, Series A, Vol. 28, 2000, pp. 245–258.

Edelsteine aus Sambia—Teil 2: Turmalin und Aquamarin [Gemstones from Zambia—Part 2: Tourmaline and aquamarine]. C. C. Milisenda, V. Malango, and K. C. Taupitz, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 49, No. 1, 2000, pp. 31–48 [in German with English abstract].

The Rist and Ellis tracts, Hiddenite, North Carolina. D. L. Brown and W. E. Wilson, Mineralogical Record, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2001, pp. 129–140.

The São Geraldo do Araguaia opal deposit, Pará, Brazil. T. A. Collyer and B. Kotschoubey, Revista Brasileira de Geociências, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2000, pp. 251–255.

Fancy free. A. Skuratowicz and J. Nash, American Jewelry Manufacturer, March 2001, pp. 72–74, 76, 78, 80–82.

PRECIOUS METALS

Hard 22 carat [karat] gold alloy. C. Cretu, E. Van Der Lingen, and L. Glaner, Gold Technology, No. 29, 2000, pp. 25–29.

Rise in shine. American Jewelry Manufacturer, Vol. 45, June 2000, p. 33.

Characterization of Verneuil red corundum by X-ray topography. C. Rinaudo and P. Orione, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 66, 2000, pp. 143–148.

Graphiteà diamond transition under high pressure: A kinetic approach. J. Sung, Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 35, 2000, pp. 6041–6054.

Simulated diamond gemstones formed of aluminum nitride and aluminum nitride: Silicon carbide alloys. C. E. Hunter, WO Document No. 00/22204 A2, April 20, 2000; U.S. Patent No. 6,048,813, April 11, 2000.

Spectroscopic properties of coloured, synthetic corundums and spinels produced in Skawina. M. Czaja, Mineralogica Polonica, Vol. 31, No. 1, 2000, pp. 55-68.

Gübelin Gem Lab introduces thermal enhancement scale. G. Roskin, Jewelers’ Circular Keystone, Vol. 171, No. 11, 2000, pp. 52, 54.