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This index gives the first author (in parentheses), the issue, and the first page (plus “ff” for feature articles, to indicate numerous pages following) of the article in which the indexed subject occurs. For Gem News (GN), Gem Trade Lab Notes (GTLN), and Letters (Let) sections, inclusive pages are given for the subject item. The Author Index on page 424 provides the full title and the coauthors (if any) of the articles cited. The inclusive pages for each issue are: Spring (Sp) 1–78; Summer (Su) 79–164; Fall (F) 165–242; Winter (W) 243–328.
M
Madagascar
blue quartz from (GN)W97:303–304 sapphire from (GN)W97:305
Mali
bicolored grossular-andradite garnet from (GN)F97:224–225
Microscopy
electron, of inclusions in ruby from Nepal (Smith)Sp97:24ff
Mining and exploration
of benitoite in San Benito County, California (Laurs)F97:166ff
for beryl in Saudi Arabia (GN)F97:221
of emerald at the Sandawana mines, Zimbabwe (Zwaan)Su97:80ff
geophysical methods of (Cook)Sp97:4ff
of rhodochrosite from the Sweet Home mine, Colorado (Knox)Su97:122ff
of ruby and fancy-colored sapphire from Nepal (Smith)Sp97:24ff
see also Diamond
Mogul
inscribed beads of aquamarine, sapphire, and spinel (GTLN)Sp97:58–59
Moissanite, synthetic
properties and identification of (Nassau)W97:260ff
Moonstone, see Feldspar
Museums and gem collections
American Museum of Natural History opens diamond exhibit (GN)W97:310
Cleveland Museum of Natural History opens Reinberger Hall of Earth and Planetary Sciences (GN)W97:310
Smithsonian Institution opens new Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems & Minerals (GN)W97:309–310
Musgravite
carved (GN)Su97:145–147
N
Namibia
demantoid from (GN)F97:222–223
tourmaline from the Neu Schwaben region (GN)Sp97:66–67
Nepal
corundum from (Smith)Sp97:24ff
Nephrite
gold electroplating of (GN)Sp97:67
see also Jade
New Zealand
"Kauri gum" from (GN)W97:301
Nomenclature and classification
of jade, jadeite, and nephrite, standardized by Chinese government (GN)F97:229–230
standards for the jewelry industry issued by Chinese government (GN)F97:229–230
O
Obsidian
"rainbow," from Mexico (GN)Sp97:63
Opal
botryoidal (GN)Sp97:63–64
cat’s-eye (GTLN)Sp97:59
from Ethiopia (GN)F97:225
from Utah (GN)Sp97:63–64
see also Assembled stones
Opal simulant
dichroic glass (GN)Sp97:69
Opal, synthetic
in glass (GN)Sp97:69
Oregon, see United States
P
Pearl, cultured
faceted "Komatsu Flower" (GN)Su97:147
from Indonesia (GN)W97:304–305
Pearl simulant
"I pearls" from Japan (GN)W97:306
Periclase
synthetic green (GTLN)F97:215–216
Petrified palm wood, see Fossils
Play-of-color
in zircon (GTLN)Su97:141
see also Opal
Postage stamp
commemorating 500 years of gem cutting in Idar-Oberstein (GN)W97:298–299
Pyrite
drusy, from Russia (GN)Sp97:64
in quartz from Brazil (GN)Sp97:65–66
Pyrope-almandine, see Garnet
Q
Quartz
amphora containing gem crystals (GN)Sp97:70
bicolored, citrine and smoky (GN)Sp97:64–65
"blue," from Madagascar (GN)W97:303–304
cat’s-eye (GTLN)Sp97:59
dyed and quench-crackled, to simulate amethyst (GTLN)F97:216–217
inclusions used as design elements in (GN)Su97:147
with "rainbow" hematite inclusions (GN)Sp97:65
rock crystal with pyrite inclusions (GN)Sp97:65–66
Quartz, cryptocrystalline, see Chalcedony
Quartz, synthetic
aventurescent (GN)Sp97:69–70
surface features and growth conditions of (GN)W97:307
R
Radioactivity
in chrysoberyl cat’s-eye (GN)F97:221–222
Raman spectroscopy, see Spectroscopy, Raman
Reflectance infrared spectroscopy, see Spectroscopy, infrared
Rhodochrosite
from the Sweet Home Mine, Colorado (Knox)Su97:122ff
Rhodonite
from Australia (GN)F97:225–227
Ruby
from Nepal (Smith)Sp97:24ff
see also Corundum
Ruby simulant
synthetic spinel–synthetic ruby
doublet (GTLN)Su97:139–140
Ruby, synthetic
doublet with synthetic spinel (GTLN)Su97:139–140
fracture-filled and quench-crackled (GN)Su97:151
Russian Federation (includes Karelia, Russia, Sakha [Yakutia], Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan)
demantoid from Russia (GN)F97:222
GGG from Russia (GN)F97:228
jet from Russia (GN)Sp97:62
mineral inclusions in diamond from Yakutia (GN)W97:300
pyrite from the Volga River (GN)Sp97:64
quartz with “rainbow” hematite inclusions from Sakha [Yakutia] (GN)Sp97:65
synthetic gem materials from—flux-grown synthetic red spinel (GN)Su97:151–152; Tairus
hydrothermal synthetic sapphire (Thomas)F97:188ff
S
Sakha (Yakutia), see Russian Federation
Sapphire
diffusion-induced star (GN)W97:308–309
geuda, “pink” from Vietnam (GN)F97:227
heat-treated (GTLN)Su97:140
from Madagascar (GN)W97:305
Mogul bead (GTLN)Sp97:58–59
from Nepal, fancy-color (Smith)Sp97:24ff
from Tanzania, orange (GN)Sp97:66
see also Corundum
Sapphire, synthetic
color-change, sold in Afghanistan as natural (GN)F97:227–228
sunglasses (GTLN)W97:296
Tairus hydrothermal, from Russia (Thomas)F97:188ff
Saudi Arabia
beryl prospecting in (GN)F97:221
Scanning electron microscope, see Microscopy
Seismic reflection profiling, see Geophysics
Serendibite
(GTLN)Su97:140–141
Silver
ore, gold electroplating of (GN)Sp97:67
Simulants, see specific gem materials
Sodalite
from Bolivia (GN)W97:304–305
South Africa
ettringite group mineral from (GN)F97:223–224
Southeast Asia
corundum from (GN)W97:302
see also Indonesia, Vietnam
Spectroscopy, infrared
polarization of spectra in emerald identification (Schmetzer)W97:276ff
of rubies and sapphire from Nepal (Smith)Sp97:24ff
of hydrothermal synthetic emerald from China (Schmetzer)W97:276ff
of synthetic moissanite (Nassau)W97:260ff
of Tairus hydrothermal synthetic sapphire, doped with Ni and Cr (Thomas)F97:188ff
Spectroscopy, Raman
to identify amber (GN)W97:300–301; garnet (GTLN)W97:295–296
of inclusions in Chinese hydrothermal synthetic emerald (Schmetzer)W97:276ff
of inclusions in Sandawana emeralds (Zwaan)Su97:80ff
Spectroscopy, UV-visible
of benitoite from San Benito County (Laurs)F97:166ff
of emerald from Sandawana (Zwaan)Su97:80ff
of hydrothermal synthetic emerald from China (Schmetzer)W97:276ff
of synthetic moissanite (Nassau)W97:260ff
of Tairus hydrothermal synthetic sapphire, Ni- and Cr-doped (Thomas)F97:188ff
Spinel
Mogul bead (GTLN)Sp97:58–59
Spinel, synthetic
doublet with synthetic ruby (GTLN)Su97:139–140
from Russia, red flux-grown (GN)Su97:151–152
Star, see Asterism
“Star of David”
diamond crystals (GN)Sp97:60
Sturmanite, see Ettringite group
Sunstone, see Feldspar
Synthetics
growth-induced features in (GN)W97:306–307
neodymium penta-phosphate twinning (GN)W97:307–308
see also specific gem materials
T
Tairus synthetic sapphire, see Sapphire, synthetic
Tanzania
gems from (GN)Sp97:66
Tunduru-Songea gem fields (GN)W97:305
Tanzanite
fluid inclusion in (GN)Sp97:66
treated Maxixe beryl as a simulant of (GTLN)W97:293
Texas, see United States
Topaz
fashioned to simulate diamond rough (GTLN)Sp97:57, F97:217–218
Tourmaline
from Namibia (GN)Sp87:66–67
from Zambia, multicolored Bi-
bearing (Johnson)F97:204ff
Treatment
of emeralds with a new filler (GN)Su97:148
of garnet with heat (GN)W97:308
gold electroplating of jade and silver ore (GN)Sp97:67
of jadeite with green polymer (GTLN)Su97:138–139
see also Diamond treatment; Diffusion treatment; Filling, fracture or cavity; specific gem materials
Tucson Gem and Mineral Shows
highlights of (GN)Sp97:60ff
Twinning
in neodymium penta-phosphate (GN)W97:307–308
U
Ultraviolet luminescence, see Fluorescence, Luminescence
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, see Spectroscopy, UV-visible
United States
andradite from Arizona (GN)Sp97:61
benitoite from San Benito County, California (Laurs)F97:166ff
diamonds—from Arkansas (GN)F97:220–221; from Colorado (GTLN)Sp97:54–55; (GN)Sp97:60
opal, botryoidal from Utah (GN)Sp97:63–64
petrified palm wood from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas (GN)Sp97:64
rhodochrosite from the Sweet Home mine, Colorado (Knox)Su97:122ff
sunstone labradorite, with watermelon coloring, from Oregon (GN)Su97:145
V
Vietnam
“pink geuda” sapphires from (GN)F97:227
Y
Yakutia, see Russian Federation
Z
Zambia
tourmaline from Lundazi (Johnson)F97:204ff
Zimbabwe
emerald from Sandawana (Zwaan)Su97:80ff
Zircon
with play-of-color (GTLN)Su97:141
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