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Winter 1999, Volume 35, Issue 4


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1999 Subject Index (M - Z)


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 240 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) 79–172; Fall (F) 1–180; Winter (W) 173–242.

Note: The Fall 1999 Symposium Proceedings issue was paginated separately from the other issues in this volume year.

M

Madagascar

color-change garnets from (Schmetzer)W99:196ff

gem sources in (Suleman)F99:66–67

Ilakaka gem production (GN)Su99:149–150

sapphire—from Ilakaka (GN)Su99:149–150; mining in (Cushman)F99:142; with

12-rayed star (GN)Su99:148–149

tsavorite from (GN)W99:218

Manson, D. Vincent

Obituary (Let)Su99:81

Marketing and Distribution

appraisals—(WR)F99:132–133; building a business (Knight)F99:167–168; professionalism of (Miller)F99:168

branding (WR)F99:130–131

of colored stones—in Asia (Suwa)F99:68-69; in South America (Sauer)F99:71–72

in the future—electronic networking (Panel)F99:128–129; critical issues (Panel)F99:124–125; of the gem and jewelry industry (Tempelsman) F99:2ff, (Boyajian)F99:8ff; opportunities (Panel)F99:126–127

patents and trademarks (Delre)F99:164–165

of pearl jewelry (Panel)F99:122–123

at retail—(Kennedy)F99:167; management software (Greig)F99:166–167; sales (Magner)F99:107–108, (Calnon)F99:109–110, (Stuller)F99:111, (Tivol)F99:112

Metals

platinum for jewelry (Maerz)F99:170

Mexico

jasper spheres from (GN)Sp99:52–53

opal from, with white zones (GN)W99:212–213

Microprobe analysis

of color-change garnet from Bekily, Madagascar (Schmetzer) W99:196ff

of sapphire and garnet from Kalalani, Tanzania (Seifert)Su99:108ff

Moissanite, synthetic

identification of (Shigley)F99:80–81

marketing of (Hunter)F99:174

reflectance testing affected by heat exposure (Let)Su99:80–81, W99:175

Montana, see United States

Museums and gem collections

corundum at the Smithsonian Institution (Feather)F99:144

Gem & Mineral Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (Niklewicz) F99:161

Inco Ltd. Gallery of Earth Sciences at the Royal Ontario Museum (GN)Sp99:60, (Ottaway)F99:162

Myanmar

ruby from, identification of locality (Htun)F99:148–149

N

Nepal

kyanite from (GN)Sp99:51–52

Nevada, see United States

New York, see United States

Nigeria

spessartine from (GN)W99:216

O

Obituary

D. Vincent Manson (Let)Su99:81

Opal

"American Golden," from Nevada (GN)W99:212

from Brazil (GN)Sp99:53

classification of, using Raman spectrometry (Fritsch)F99:145

from Mexico, forming internal white zones during fashioning (GN)W99:212–213

Opal, synthetic

polymer-impregnated "fire" type, from Kyocera (GN)Su99:153–154

P

Pearl

abalone (Koethe)F99:171–172

from the Cook Islands (GN)Su99:147–148

freshwater (GTLN)W99:204–205

non-nacreous (GTLN)Su99:140

origin, variety, and enhancement of (Latendresse)F99:172

Pearl, cultured

abalone from New Zealand (McKenzie)F99:172–173

black—large strand (GTLN)W99:205-206; surface-enhanced (GTLN)Sp99:45

freshwater—from China (GN)Sp99:53–54; dyed (GN)Sp99:55–56

jewelry, future of marketing (Panel)F99:122–123

origin, variety, and enhancement of (Latendresse)F99:172

production of—Akoya (Akamatsu) F99:73–74; freshwater (Peach) F99:75; South

Sea (Muller) F99:77–79; Tahitian (Wan)F99:76

simulant of Chinese freshwater (GN)Sp99:56–57

"Utopia" brand, from South Seas (GN)Su99:154

Pearl, imitation

grayish green Tahitian simulant (GTLN)Sp99:45–46, (Let)W99:174

Peridot

glass simulant of (GTLN)Sp99:44, (McClure)F99:86–87

Photography

of gemological subjects (DeMaggio)F99:160

Platinum, see Metals

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)

conference (GN)Su99:142–143

Pyrope-almandine, see Garnet

Pyrope-spessartine, see Garnet

Q

Quartz

drusy, carved into leaves (GN)Sp99:54

fused glass simulant of, sold as "cultured snow quartz" (GN)Sp99:56

internal carving of (GN)W99:222

star with 12 rays, from Sri Lanka (GN)Sp99:54–55

Quartz, synthetic

internal carving of (GN)W99:222

R

Raman spectrometry, see Spectrometry, Raman

Rocks

identified as dickite (GN)W99:210

see also Jade

Romania

grossular from (Ionescu)F99:139

jasper from (Ghergari)F99:139–140

Techereu gemstone area of (Mârza)F99:151

vesuvianite from (Ionescu)F99:139

Rossmanite, see Errata

Ruby

identification of—(Scarratt)F99:82–83; localities in Myanmar (Htun)F99:148–149

from Kenya, update on John Saul mine (GN)W99:213–215

sources worldwide (Kane)F99:60–61

from Tanzania (GN)W99:215–216

treatment of (Emmett)F99:90–92

see also Corundum

Ruby, synthetic

hydrothermal, from Russia (Schmetzer)Sp99:17ff

Rudraksha

organic gem material from India (Panjikar)F99:152

Russia

demantoid from the Ural Mountains—(Mattice)F99:151–152; inclusions in

(Krzemnicki)W99:192ff

diamond sources and production in (Sobolev)F99:43

hydrothermal synthetic gemstones from (Smirnov)F99:175–176

gem sources in (Larson)F99:64–65

synthetic ametrine from (Balitsky)Su99:122ff

synthetic beryl from (GN)Su99:152–153

synthetic diamonds from (GTLN)Su99:139

synthetic rubies and sapphires from (Schmetzer)Sp99:17ff

S

Sapphire

brownish orange, with high R.I. (GTLN)W99:206–207

from China (Liangguang)F99:154

colorless, separation from synthetic (Elen)Sp99:30ff

identification of (Scarratt)F99:82–83

inclusions in—identified by Raman spectroscopy (Garland) F99:145–146; as

proof of unheated color (GTLN)W99:206

from Kalalani, Tanzania (Seifert)Su99:108ff

from Madagascar (GN)Su99:149–150, (Cushman)F99:142

sources worldwide (Kane)F99:60–61

star with 12 rays, from Madagascar (GN)Su99:148–149

treatment of—(Emmett)F99:90–92; from Kanchanaburi (Hansawek)F99:147–148; in

Sri Lanka (Deljanin)F99:142–143

see also Corundum

Sapphire, synthetic

colorless, separation from natural (Elen)Sp99:30ff

early blue (GTLN)Su99:141

hydrothermal, from Russia (Schmetzer)Sp99:17ff; (Smirnov)F99:175–176

"padparadscha" (GTLN)Su99:141

"Plato lines" and growth structures in (GN)Sp99:58–59

Simulants, see specific gem materials

South Africa

"watermelon" hydrogrossular-idocrase rock from (GN)Sp99:50–51

Spectrometry, laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass (LA–ICP–MS)

new method of analyzing gemstones (Günther)F99:160–161

Spectrometry, Raman

of emerald fillers (Johnson) Su99:82ff, (Hänni)F99:93–94

to identify diopside in demantoid (Krzemnicki)W99:192ff

to identify gems in medieval treasures (Häberli)F99:161–162

inclusions in sapphire identified by (Garland)F99:145–146

opals classified using (Fritsch)F99:145

spectral database for gemstones (Tretyakova)F99:163

Spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence

of emerald fillers (GN)W99:219

to identify Russian hydrothermal synthetic ruby and sapphire (Schmetzer)Sp99:17ff

to identify synthetic sapphire (GTLN)Su99:141

to identify Zachery-treated turquoise (Fritsch)Sp99:4ff

to separate natural from synthetic colorless sapphire (Elen) Sp99:30ff

to separate natural from synthetic emeralds (Schmetzer)F99:84–85

to separate natural from synthetic ametrine (Balitsky)Su99:122ff

of spessartine from Nigeria (GN)W99:216

Spectroscopy, infrared

to separate natural from manufactured glass (Owens)F99:152

of emerald fillers (Johnson) Su99:82ff, (Hänni)F99:93–94

to separate natural from synthetic ametrine (Balitsky)Su99:122ff

spectral database for gemstones (Tretyakova)F99:163

Spectroscopy, UV-visible

of color-change garnet (Schmetzer)W99:196ff

diffuse reflectance spectral database for gemstones (Tretyakova)F99:163

to separate natural from synthetic colorless sapphire (Elen) Sp99:30ff

of treated-color rough diamond using a handheld spectroscope (GTLN)W99:203

Spessartine

from Brazil (GN)Sp99:55

from Nigeria (GN)W99:216

from Zambia (GN)W99:217

Sphalerite

simulated by synthetic zincite (GN)Sp99:57

Spinel

internal "Becke lines" used to determine relative R.I.’s in (GN)Sp99:58

Sri Lanka

forsterite from (GN)Sp99:49–50

gem trade in (Farook)F99:143–144

quartz with 12-rayed star from (GN)Sp99:54–55

sapphire, mining and treatment of "geuda" (Deljanin)F99:142–143

star ekanite from (GN)W99:211–212

Star, see Asterism; specific gem materials

Sweden

blue slag glass from, resembling opal (GN)Sp99:56

Synthetics

future of (Panel)F99:118–119

from Russia (Balitsky)F99:173; hydrothermal (Smirnov)F99:175–176

see also specific gem materials

T

Taaffeite

cat’s-eye (GTLN)Sp99:46

red (Kiefert)F99:151

Tanzania

garnet from Kalalani (Seifert)Su99:108ff

ruby from Songea (GN)W99:215

sapphire—bicolored, from Tunduru (GN)W99:215–216; from Kalalani (Seifert)Su99:108ff

tsavorite from Lindi Province (GN)Su99:151–152

Tanzanite

fluorescence of (GN)Su99:150–151

mining—disaster at the Merelani mines (GN)Su99:151; follow-up (Crown)F99:141–142

synthetic forsterite as simulant of (McClure)F99:86–87

Thailand

sapphires from Kanchanaburi, treatment of (Hansawek) F99:147–148

Topaz

diffusion(?)-treated—identification of (McClure)F99:86–87; near-surface (Underwood) F99:154–155

Tourmaline

first California gem locality for (Taylor)F99:153–154

from Paraíba, Brazil (Barbosa)F99:138

Treatment

of colored stones (Manning)F99:70

of corundum with heat (GN)W99:220–221

effects on pricing of gemstones (Drucker)F99:165–166

review of (Nassau)F99:95–96

in Russia (Balitsky)F99:173

of turquoise (Fritsch)Sp99:4ff

see also Diamond, treatment; Diffusion treatment; Disclosure; specific gem materials

Tremolite

rock from China, referred to as "Longxi jade" (GN)W99:217–218

Tsavorite, see Grossular

Tucson Gem and Mineral Shows

highlights of (GN)Sp99:47ff

Turquoise

identification of Zachery-treated (Fritsch)Sp99:4ff

Twinning

to separate natural from Russian synthetic ametrine (Balitsky)Su99:122ff

U

Ultraviolet fluorescence

to separate natural from synthetic colorless sapphire (Elen)Sp99:30ff

Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, see Spectroscopy, UV-visible

United States

California— andradite from (GN)Sp99:48–49; benitoite from (Shigley)F99:152–153; cat’s-eye tourmaline from (Taylor)F99:153–154

diamond industry in (Janowski)F99:56–57

gem sources in (Larson)F99:64–65

Montana agate, fashioning of (GN)W99:210

Nevada, "American Golden Opal" from (GN)W99:212

New York diamond market (Hasenfeld)F99:44–45

V

Venezuela

diamond mining and production in (GN)W99:209–210

Vesuvianite

from Romania (Ionescu)F99:139

Z

Zachery treatment

of turquoise (Fritsch)Sp99:4ff

Zambia

spessartine from (GN)W99:217

Zincite

synthetic, simulating sphalerite (GN)Sp99:57

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