COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

Agate: A study of ageing. T. Moxon, European Journal of Mineralogy, Vol. 14, No. 6, 2002, pp. 1109–1118.

Bright prospects for pearl culture in India! A. K. Sonkar, Infofish International, January 2003, pp. 13–16.

Chinese Akoya—A tough road to a bright future. M. Wong, Jewellery News Asia, No. 217, September 2002, pp. 104–115 passim.

Colour in quartz: From atomic substitutions to nanoinclusions. P. Vasconcelos, B. Cohen, and N. Calos, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 8, 2002, p. 278.

Experimental production of half pearls from tropical abalone Haliotis varia (Linn.) at Mandapam. A. C. C. Victor, B. Ignatius, and I. Jagadis, Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical & Extension Series, No. 170, 2001, pp. 9–10.

Is the pearl’s rarity under threat? M. Wong, Jewellery News Asia, No. 224, April 2003, pp. 32–33.

Pioneer on hatchery technology shares views on pearling. J. Henricus, Jewellery News Asia, No. 218, October 2002, pp. 34–38.

Zuchtperlen vom Golf von Kalifornien, Mexiko (Cultured pearls from the Gulf of California, Mexico). L. Kiefert, Gemmologie: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 51, No. 2–3, 2002, pp. 121–132 [in German with English abstract].

DIAMONDS

Conflict of interests or interests in conflict? Diamonds and war in the DRC. I. Samset, Review of African Political Economy, No. 93/94, 2002, pp. 463–480.

Diamond genesis, seismic structure, and evolution of the Kaapvaal-Zimbabwe craton. S. B. Shirey, J. W. Harris, S. H. Richardson, M. J. Fouch, D. E. James, P. Cartigny, P. Deines, and F. Viljoen, Science, Vol. 297, No. 5587, 2002, pp. 1683–1686.

Diavik diamond mine: Gems spill forth from Lac de Gras. H. Ednie, CIM Bulletin, Vol. 96, No. 1068, 2003, pp. 13–26.

I Diamanti a Roma. L. Oggioni and R. Appiani, Rivista Mineralogia Italiana, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2003, pp. 6–15.

The KimberleyProcess: Conflict diamonds, WTO obligations and the universality debate. T. M. Price, MinnesotaJournal of Global Trade, Vol. 12. No. 1, 2003, pp. 1–69.

Les Diamants. Du cœur de la terre au cœur du pouvoir (Diamonds. From the heart of the earth into the heart of power). Pour la Science—Dossier, April–June 2002, 120 pp. [in French].

A note on diamond incidence in Wairagarh area, Garhchiroli District, Maharashtra. K. Sashidharan, A. K. Mohanty, and A. Gupta, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 59, No. 3, 2002, pp. 265–268.

Optical characterization of natural Argyle diamonds. K. Iakoubovskii and G. J. Adriaenssens, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2002, pp. 125–131.

GEM LOCALITIES

Australian sedimentary opal—Why is Australiaunique? D. Horton, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 8, 2002, pp. 287–294.

Edelsteinbergbau im Festgestein: Zwei Beispiele aus Pakistan(Gemstone mining in solid rocks: Two examples from Pakistan). H. C. Einfalt, Gemmologie: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 51, No. 4, 2002, pp. 153–170 [in German with English abstract].

Gem-quality spessartine-grossular garnet of intermediate composition from Madagascar. K. Schmetzer and H-J. Bernhardt, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2002, pp. 235–239.

Londonit aus Madagaskar—Eine neue Mineralart (Londonite from Madagascar—A new mineral species). F. Pezzotta, V. Diella, and F. Demartin, Lapis, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2003, pp. 35–38, 50 [in German].

Mineralogical and geochemical studies on the different types of turquoise from Maanshan area, east China. X.-Y. Yang, Y.-F. Zheng, X.-M. Yang, X. Liu, and K. Wang, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, No. 3, 2003, pp. 97–112.

Mintabie opal drilling program. J. Gum, MESA Journal, Vol. 26, July 2002, pp. 26–27.

Seltenheiten aus Mogok, Myanmar (Rarities from Mogok, Myanmar). R. Schlüessel, C. C. Milisenda, and F. Bärlocher, Gemmologie: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 51, No. 4, 2002, pp. 185–190 [in German with English abstract].

Update of Australia’s gemstone and pearl resources. G. Brown, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 8, 2002, pp. 273–277.

JEWELRY HISTORY

Bergkristalle als funkelnde Meisterwerke der Kunst (Rock crystals as glittering masterpieces of art). G. Kandutsch, Lapis, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2003, pp. 31–38 [in German].

Forward to the past. E. Blauer, New York Diamonds, Vol. 75, March 2003, pp. 54–58.

Roman wheel-cut engraving, dyeing and painting microquartz gemstones. A. Rosenfeld and M. Dvorachek, Journal of Archaeological Science, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2003, pp. 227–238.

JEWELRY MANUFACTURING

Development of concave faceting of gemstones. A. D. Morgan, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2002, pp. 193–209.

SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS

Eine neue Opalsynthese aus Russland (A new type of synthetic opal from Russia). C. C. Milisenda, Gemmologie: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 51, No. 2–3, 2002, pp. 115–120 [in German with English abstract].

50th Anniversary of first successful diamond synthesis. R. Caveney, Industrial Diamond Review, Vol. 2003, No. 1, pp. 13–15.

Hydrothermal growth of emerald laser crystals. Z. Chen, G. Zhang, C. Huang, and H. Shen, Journal of Inorganic Materials, Vol. 17, No. 6, 2002, pp. 1129–1134 [in Chinese with English abstract].

Influence of silicates upon the growth of synthetic diamond crystals. A. A. Chepurov, V. M. Sonin, and A. I. Chepurov, Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society, Vol. 131, No. 1, 2002, pp. 107–110 [in Russian with English abstract].

Research and development of high-quality gemstone crystals grown by hydrothermal method. W. Zhou, C. Zhang, Z. Chen, G. Zhang, and H. Shen, Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Vol. 31, No. 5, 2002, pp. 509–515 [in Chinese with English abstract].

Spectroscopic features due to Ni-related defects in HPHT synthetic diamonds. A. Yelisseyev, V. Nadolinny, B. Feigelson, and Yu. Babich, International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol. 16, No. 6/7, 2002, pp. 900–905.

Verneuil synthetic sapphire showing an iron absorption spectrum. J. M. Duroc-Danner, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2002, pp. 227–230.

TREATMENTS

Eine neue Diffusionsbehandlung liefert orangefarbene und gelbe Saphire (A new diffusion treatment supplies orange and yellow sapphires). H. A. Hänni and T. Pettke, Gemmologie: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 51, No. 4, 2002, pp. 137–152 [in German with English abstract].

Falsche ‘Sternsteine’: Manipulationen an Edelsteinen zur Erzeugung oder Intensivierung von Asterismus (Fake ëstar stones’: Manipulations of gemstones to create or enhance asterism). K. Schmetzer and M. Glas, Lapis, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2003, pp. 22–24, 37–41, 58 [in German].

A note on two star stones. R. R. Harding, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2002, pp. 231–234.

The processing and heat treatment of Subera (Queensland) sapphire rough. M. Maxwell, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 8, 2002, pp. 279–286.