COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

• Annual pearl report. Europa Star International Jewellery, No. 224-225, October-November 1997, pp. 42, 44, 46, 48, 50. 
• Les gisements d'emeraude du Brésil: Genèse et typologie (The Brazilian emerald deposits: Formation and classification). G. Giuliani et al, Chronique de la Recherche Minière, No. 526, 1997, pp. 17-61 (in French). 
• Comment se forment les émeraudes: Caractériser la géologie des gisements pur mieux distinguer les varies des fausses (How emeralds develop: Characterizing the geology of deposits in order to better distinguish natural from synthetic stones). A. Cheilletz, G. Giuliani, La Recherche, No. 303, 1997, pp. 48-52 (in French).
  The impact origin of Libyan Desert glass. R. Rocchia et al, Sahara, Special Issue, Vol. 10, 1997, pp. 143-149.
• It's got to be pearl-fect! S. Jarrell, Europa Star International Jewellery, No. 224-225, October-November 1997, pp. 25-29.
• Mysterious pearls. J. Traub, Smithsonian, Vol. 28, No. 4, July 1997, pp. 70-76, 78-79, 130.
• A pavement of pearl. L. Addadi and S. Weiner, Nature, Vol. 389, October 30, 1997, pp. 912-913, 915.
• A pearl primer. D. Federman, Modern Jeweler, Vol. 96, No. 10, October 1997, pp. 57-64.

DIAMONDS

• Aber spends big. The Financial Post (Canada), March 7-9, 1998, pp. 1-2.
• ADC releases new Pipe 441 results. Diamond International, No. 49, September/October 1997, pp. 14, 16.
• Anglo American's cutting edge. Mining Journal, London, Vol. 329, No. 8437, July 11, 1997, p. 30-31.
• Argyle cranks up the production. Australia's Paydirt, Vol. 1, No. 36, February 1998, p 11.
• Ashton sizes up K14 Alberta kimberlites. Northern Miner, Vol. 83, No. 48, January 26-February 1, 1998, pp. 6, 11.
• Diamonds: The allure remains. Mining Journal, London, Vol. 329, No. 8452, October 24, 1997, pp. 345-347.
• Genesis of presolar diamonds: Comparative high-resolution transmission electron microscopy study of meteoritic and terrestrial nano-diamonds. T. L. Daulton et al, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 60, No. 23, 1996, pp. 4853-4872.
• Guyane: A prime target for exploration. W. G. Prast et al, Advertising Supplement to Mining Journal, London, Vol. 329, No. 8448, September 26, 1997, 20 pp.
• I would like to point potential diamond hunters in the direction... E. Szynkowski, International California Mining Journal, Vol. 67, No. 4, December 1997, p. 3.
• Mining finance. Mining Journal, London, Vol. 329, No. 8453, October 31, 1997, p. 374.
• A new tetragonal silicate mineral occurring as inclusions in lower-mantle diamonds. J. Harris et al, Nature, Vol. 387, May 29, 1997, pp. 486-488.
• Prospecting for diamonds in Wyoming and Colorado. W. D. Hausel, International California Mining Journal, Vol. 67. Part 1: No. 3, November 1997, pp. 55-56. Part 2: No. 4, December 1997, pp. 17-20, 60-62.
• Syngenetic inclusions in diamond from the Birim field (Ghana)--A deep peridotitic profile with a history of depletion and re-enrichment. T. Stachel and J. W. Harris, Contributions to Mineralogy & Petrology, Vol. 127, No. 4, 1997, pp. 336-352.

GEM LOCALITIES

• Changes in the central Queensland gemfields. G. May and P. May, Australian Gold Gem & Treasure, Vol. 12, No. 12, December 1997-January 1998, pp. 23-25.
• Gem of a holiday. I. Levingston, Australian Gold Gem & Treasure, Vol. 12, No. 9, September 1997, pp. 29-31.
• Gemmological features of rubies and sapphires from the Barrington volcano, Eastern Australia. G. Webb, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 19, No. 10, 1997 471-475.
• Gemstones galore. A. Taylor, Australian Gold Gem & Treasure, Vol. 12, No. 10, October 1997, pp. 28-31.
• Gemstones in the pegmatites of the eastern Pamirs. A. M. Skrigitil, World of Stones, No. 11, 1996, pp. 16-19, 21-25.
• Namibia: Abundant exploration opportunities. W.G. Prast, Advertising Supplement to Mining Journal, London, Vol. 329, No. 8450, October 10, 1997, pp. 1-16.
• New emerald deposits from southern India. J. Panjikar et al, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 19, No. 10, 1997, pp. 427-432.
• (Ruby-sapphire)-chromian mica-tourmaline rocks from Westland, New Zealand. R. Grapes and K. Palmer, Journal of Petrology, Vol. 37, No. 2, 1996, pp. 293-315.
• Smaragde aus dem Ural (Emeralds from the Ural Mountains). E. Strack, Der Elisabeth Strack Kurier, Vol. 14, No. 83, 1997, pp. 1-5 (in German). Tokowaja-Malyshevo: Die Smaragdgruben des Urals (The Uralian emerald mines).
  J. V. Burlakov et al, Lapis, Vol. 22, No. 7/8, 1997, pp. 44-55 (in German).

INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES

• Fibre torches. B. Neville, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 19, No. 10, pp. 413-414.

JEWELRY HISTORY

• Empires and emeralds. F. Ward, Lapidary Journal, Vol. 51, No. 1, April 1997, pp. 34-38, 102-103.
• Identifying period jewelry. D. Pulese-Murphy, JQ Magazine, Vol. 71, June/July 1997, pp. 112-114, 116, 118, 120,123.
• Whalemen's work. C. McCarthy, Art & Antiques, Vol. 20, No. 7, 1997, pp. 97-99.

JEWELRY RETAILING

• Off the grid: Selling diamonds without papers. K. Nestlebaum, Rapaport Diamond Report, Vol. 20, No. 25, July 4, 1997, pp. 15-16, 53.

PRECIOUS METALS

• Precious metals in May 1997. U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Industry Surveys, August 1997, 8 pp.

TREATMENTS

• How to detect clarity enhancement in emeralds. M. Johnson et al, Modern Jeweler, Vol. 97, No. 1, January 1998, pp. 58, 60 61.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Gemstones. U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Industry Surveys, Annual Review 1996, August 1997, 14 pp.

Editor:
A. A. Levinson, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 
Review Board:
Anne M. Blumer - Bloomington, Illinois
Peter R. Buerki - GIA, Carlsbad
Jo Ellen Cole - GIA, Carlsbad
Maha DeMaggio - GIA Gem Trade Laboratory, Carlsbad
Professor R. A. Howie - Royal Holloway, University of London
Mary L. Johnson - GIA Gem Trade Laboratory, Carlsbad
Elise B. Misiorowski - Los Angeles, California
Jana E. Miyahira - GIA Carlsbad
Himiko Naka - GIA Gem Trade Laboratory, Carlsbad
Carol M. Stockton - Alexandria, Virginia
Rolf Tatje - Duisburg University, Duisberg, Germany
Sharon Wakefield - Northwest Gem Lab, Boise, Idaho

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