COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

Alexandrite effect. A. V. Vasiliev. Gemological Bulletin, No. 8, 2003, pp. 28–38 [in Russian with short English abstract].

Features of chemical composition and optical properties of peridot. A. A. Zolotaryov, A. K. Buiko, A. A. Buiko, and N. O. Ovchinnikov, Gemological Bulletin, No. 10, 2003, pp. 14–20 [in Russian with short English abstract].

High-pressure, metasomatic rocks along the Motagua fault zone, Guatemala. G. E. Harlow, V. B. Sisson, H. G. Avé Lallemant, S. S. Sorensen, and R. Seitz, Ofioliti, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2003, pp. 115–120.

Problem in Chinese fresh-water pearl industry and countermeasure. J. Zhao and R. Yang, Journal of Gems and Gemmology, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2003, pp. 42–45 [in Chinese with English abstract].

TPR, EPR and UV-Vis studies of Ni(II) speciation in chrysoprase. Z. Sojka, S. Witkowski, W. Zabin´ski, K. Dyrek, and E. Bidzin´ska, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, No. 1, 2004, pp. 11–25.

DIAMONDS

Electron microscopy analysis of debris produced during diamond polishing. F. M. van Bouwelen, J. E. Field, and L. M. Brown, Philosophical Magazine, Vol. 83, No. 7, 2003, pp. 839–855.

FISH—State-of-the-art technology in final diamond recovery. L. du Plessis and M. Sewawa, Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol. 103, No. 9, 2003, pp. 557–562.

On grading the asymmetry of a round brilliant-cut diamond. S. B. Sivovolenko, Yu. B. Shelementyev, and G. Holloway, Gemological Bulletin, No. 9, 2003, pp. 18–25 [in Russian with short English abstract].

Options for selling rough. J. Chapman, Rough Diamond Review, No. 2, 2003, pp. 16–18.

The preservation of alluvial diamond deposits in abandoned meanders of the middle-Orange River. P. G. Gresse, Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol. 103, No. 9, 2003, pp. 535–538.

Revival of the Skeleton Coast. R. Baxter-Brown, Rough Diamond Review, No. 3, 2003, pp. 27–30.

Selection of plant for diamond ore concentration. T. Mason, Rough Diamond Review, No. 2, 2003, pp. 33–38.

INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES

Aplicações de microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e sistema de energia dispersiva (EDS) no estudo de gemas: Exemplos Brasileiros [The application of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) to gem research: Brazilian examples]. L. da C. Duarte, P. L. Juchem, G. M. Pulz, T. M. M. Brum, N. Chodur, A. Liccardo, A. C. Fischer, and R. B. Acauan, Pesquisas em Geociências, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2003, pp. 3–15 [in Portuguese with English abstract].

The detection of colour-enhanced and synthetic gem diamonds by optical spectroscopy. A. T. Collins, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 12, No. 10–11, 2003, pp. 1976–1983.

In situ mobile subaquatic archaeometry evaluated by non-destructive Raman microscopy of gemstones lying under impure waters. D. C. Smith, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, Vol. 59, No. 10, 2003, pp. 2353–2369.

Rank correlation of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopic data for the identification of alloys used in jewelry manufacture. A. Jurado-López and M. D. Luque de Castro, Spectrochimica Acta Part B, Vol. 58, No. 7, 2003, pp. 1291–1299.

Spectra of gem materials. G. Pearson, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 12, 2003, pp. 478–485.

The using of luminescence in gemology. B. S. Gorobets, O. V. Kononov, A. A. Rogojine, and T. D. Kvitko, Gemological Bulletin, No. 10, 2003, pp. 34–56 [in Russian with short English abstract].

JEWELRY RETAILING

The role of branding in the diamond industry. A. Murray, Rough Diamond Review, No. 3, 2003, pp. 34, 37–38.

SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS

Effect of HPHT annealing on the photoluminescence of synthetic diamonds grown in the Fe–Ni–C system. A. Yelisseyev, S. Lawson, I. Sildos, A. Osvet, V. Nadolinny, B. Feigelson, J. M. Baker, M. Newton, and O. Yuryeva, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 12, No. 12, 2003, pp. 2147–2168.

Optical properties of synthetic diamond single crystals. A. V. Mudryi, T. P. Larionova, I. A. Shakin, G. A. Gusakov, G. A. Dubrov, and V. V. Tikhonov, Semiconductors, Vol. 38, No. 5, 2004, pp. 520–523.

Properties and diagnostics of natural and synthetic malachite. T. V. Chernenko and E. P. Melnikov, Gemological Bulletin, No. 8 (pp. 11–27) and No. 9 (pp. 31–35), 2003 [in Russian with short English abstracts].

Study on large-sized ruby grown by temperature gradient technique. C. Song, S. Zhou, J. Si, H. Li, G. Zhou, Y. Hang, and J. Xu, Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Vol. 32, No. 5, 2003, pp. 423–426 [in Chinese with English abstract].

A Verneuil synthetic ruby showing diverse veil-like ‘fingerprints.’ J. M. Duroc-Danner, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 8, 2003, pp. 483–488.