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Summer 2004, Volume 40, Issue 2

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COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

  • Amethyst from California.
  • Green petrified wood from Arizona.
  • A unique quartz sculpture from Peru.
  • Scapolite from Mozambique.
  • Update on tourmaline and other minerals from Warner Springs, California.

INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES

SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS

  • Colored cubic zirconia Buddha carvings.
  • “Shell pearls” with Tridacna clam shell beads.
  • Fake tanzanite mineral specimens.

CONFERENCE REPORTS

  • 9th International Conference on New Diamond Science and Technology
  • GAC–MAC 2004: The 49th annual joint meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and Mineralogical Association of Canada

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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