COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

• The color of money. M. Lurie, Colored Stone, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1998, pp. 42-44, 46, 48, 50.
• Opals: Gems of lore and luster. G. Butler, Rock & Gem, Vol. 27, No. 10, October 1997, pp. 16-18.
• Oxygen isotope systematics of emerald: Relevance for its origin and geological significance. G. Giuliani, C. France-Lanord, P. Coget, D. Schwarz, A. Cheilletz, Y. Branquet, D. Giard, A. Martin-Izard, P. Alexandrov, and D.H. Piat. Mineralium Deposita, Vol. 33, 1998, pp. 513-519.
• A reexamination of the turquoise group: the mineral[sic] aheylite, planerite (redefined), turquoise and coeruleolactite. E.E. Foord and J.E. Taggart Jr., Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 62, No. 1, 1998, pp. 93-111.
• Tanzanite takes off. R.B. Drucker, Jewelers' Circular-Keystone, Vol. 169, No. 4, April 1998, pp. 76-80.
• Time travelers. R. Weldon, Professional Jeweler, Vol. 1, No. 6, July 1998, pp. 50.

DIAMONDS

• Chameleon diamonds. M. Van Bockstael, Antwerp Facets, December 1997, pp. 46-47.
• De Beers beats BHP to Russian diamonds. J. Helmer, Business Review Weekly, Vol. 20, No. 10, March 29, 1998, p 30.
• Diamonds in California. E.B. Heylmun, International California Mining Journal, Vol. 66, No. 11, July 1997, pp. 18-20.
• Emplacement and reworking of Cretaceous, diamond-bearing, crater facies kimberlite of central Saskatchewan, Canada. D.A. Leckie, B.A. Kjarsgaard, J. Block, D. McIntyre, D. McNeil, L. Stasiuk, and L. Heaman, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Vol. 109, No. 8, 1997, p. 1000-1020.
• It's a rough world. K. Nestlebaum, Rapaport Diamond Report, Vol. 21, No. 1, January 9, 1998, pp. 59, 61, 65.
• Making the cut: The journey from rough to polished. K. Nestlebaum, Rapaport Diamond Report, Vol. 21, No. 5, February 6, 1998, pp. 51, 65.
• Trans Hex--The miner to marketer. C. Gordon, Diamond International, No. 52, 1998, pp. 57, 58, 61, 62.
• Unusual diamonds and unique inclusions from New South Wales, Australia. H.O.A. Meyer, H.J. Milledge, F.L. Sutherland, and P. Kennewell. Russian Geology and Geophysics [Proceedings of the Sixth International Kimberlite Conference], Vol. 38, No. 2, 1997, pp. 305-331.

GEM LOCALITIES

• Chrome diopside & chrome enstatite: Rare gemstones. W.D. Hausel, International California Mining Journal, Vol. 67, No. 7, March 1998, pp. 23-24.
• Micro-PIXE analysis of trace element concentrations of natural rubies from different locations in Myanmar. J.L. Sanchez, T. Osipowicz, S.M. Tang, T.S. Tay, and T.T. Win. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, Vol. 130, 1997, pp. 682-686.
• Neue Edelsteinvorkommen (New gem deposits). U. Henn and C. Milisenda, Uhren Juwelen Schmuck, January 1998, pp. 51-53.
• New gemstone occurrences discovered in Wyoming. International California Mining Journal, Vol. 67, No. 6, February 1998, pp. 7-8.
• Pearls and pearl oysters in the Gulf of California, Mexico. D. McLaurin, E. Arizmendi, S. Farell, and M. Nava. Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 19, No. 12, 1997, pp. 156-164.
• Team finds tourmaline. Canadian Jeweller, Vol. 119, No. 3, June-July 1998, p. 6.

JEWELRY HISTORY

• Electron microprobe analysis and X-ray diffraction methods in archaeometry: Investigations on ancient beads from the Sultanate of Oman and from Sri Lanka. C. Rosch, R. Hock, U. Schussler, P. Yule, and A. Hannibal, European Journal of Mineralogy, Vol. 9, 1997, pp. 763-783.
• Mineralogy of the Louvres Merovingian garnet cloisonne jewelry: Origins of the gems of the first kings of France. F. Farges, American Mineralogist, Vol. 83, 1998, pp. 323-330.

JEWELRY RETAILING

• Consumers discover the other 'C'. R. Bates and R. Shor, Jewelers' Circular-Keystone, Vol. 169, No. 9, September 1998, pp. 144-145.
• Gifts incorporated. J.D. Malcolmson, JQ Magazine, Vol. 77, 1998, pp. 25-34 passim.
• It's a guy thing. A. Cardella, American Jewelry Manufacturer, Vol. 43, No. 8, August 1998, pp. 50-54.
• Selling the diamond dream. Diamond International, No. 51, 1998, pp. 57, 58, 61, 62.
• Turmoil hits jewellery. Mining Journal, London, Vol. 331, No. 8497, September 11, 1998, p. 204.

PRECIOUS METALS

• Jewellery is now the largest application of platinum. South African Mining, Gold, and Base Minerals, May 1, 1998, p. 43.

SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS

• The death of Kashan. R. Weldon, Professional Jeweler, Vol. 1, No. 6, July 1998, p 46.
•  Growing carats. R. Weldon, Professional Jeweler, Vol. 1, No. 1, February 1998, pp. 47-48.
• High-pressure synthesis of high-quality diamond single crystals. Yu. N. Pal'yanov, Yu. M. Borzdov, A.G. Sokol, A.F. Khokhriakov, V.A. Gusev, G.M. Rylov, and N.V. Sobolev, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 7, 1998, pp. 916-918.

TREATMENTS

• Concern about treatments rises. B. Sheung, Jewellery News Asia, No. 163, March 1998, pp. 49-52.
• Filled diamond tested by Raman spectroscopic system. C.C. Yuan, China Gems, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1998, pp. 53-54 [in Chinese].

MISCELLANEOUS

• Green mining. S. Frazier and A. Frazier, Lapidary Journal, Vol. 51, No. 9, December 1997, pp. 45-48, 50, 64.
• Shipping safely. C. Marandola, American Jewelry Manufacturer, Vol. 43, No. 8, August 1998, pp. 56, 58-61.

Editor:
A. A. Levinson, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Review Board:
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
Jeff Lewis - GIA Gem Trade Laboratory, Carlsbad
Margot McLaren - GIA, Carlsbad
Elise B. Misiorowski - Los Angeles, California
Jana E. Miyahira-Smith - GIA Carlsbad
Carol M. Stockton - Alexandria, Virginia
Rolf Tatje - Duisburg University, Duisburg, Germany
Sharon Wakefield - Northwest Gem Lab, Boise, Idaho
June York - GIA Gem Trade Laboratory, Carlsbad


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