COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

The origin of precious opal—A new model. B. Deveson, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2004, pp. 50–58.

Preliminary studies on rainbow-pearl of penguin wing oyster Pteria penguin. Y. Mao, F. Liang, S. Fu, X. Yu, F. Ye, and C. Deng, Chinese Journal of Zoology, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2004, pp. 100–102 [in Chinese with English abstract].

Taphonomy of insects in carbonates and amber. X. Martínez-Delclòs, D. E. G. Briggs, and E. Peñalver, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Vol. 203, No. 1–2, 2004, pp. 19–64.

Traditional pearl and chank diving technique in Gulf of Mannar: A historical and ethnographic study. N. Athiyaman and K. Rajan, Indian Journal of History of Science, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2004, pp. 205–226.

DIAMONDS

Characterization of carbonado used as a gem. K. de Corte, Y. Kerremans, B. Nouwen, and J. van Royen, Gemmologie: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 53, No. 1, 2004, pp. 5–22.

Conditions of incipience and growth of diamond crystals. V. N. Anfilogov, Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society, Vol. 133, No. 1, 2004, pp. 110–116 [in Russian with English abstract].

How long can diamonds remain stable in the continental lithosphere? C. J. O’Neill and L. Moresi, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 213, No. 1–2, 2003, pp. 43–52.

Mineralogy of diamonds from the Yubileĭnaya pipe (Yakutia). N. N. Zinchuk and V. I. Koptil, Geology of Ore Deposits, Vol. 46, No. 2, 2004, pp. 135–149.

A new type of synthetic [syngenetic] xenomineral inclusions in diamond. V. I. Silaev, I. I. Chaikovskii, V. I. Rakin, and V. N. Filippov, Doklady of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Earth Science Section, Vol. 394, No. 1, 2004, pp. 53–57.

GEM LOCALITIES

Aventurescent oligoclase feldspar from Oregon, USA. U. Henn, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2004, pp. 72–74.

Amethyst in the Thunder Bay region, Ontario. M. I. Garland, Canadian Gemmologist, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2004, pp. 44–57.

Conditions of pocket formation in the Oktyabrskaya tourmaline-rich gem pegmatite (the Malkhan field, central Transbaikalia, Russia). I. S. Peretyazhko, V. Y. Zagorsky, S. Z. Smirnov, and M. Y. Mikhailov, Chemical Geology, Vol. 210, No. 1–4, 2004, pp. 91–111.

Emerald mineralization in the Kafubu area, Zambia. A. V. Seifert, V. ˇZáˇcek, S. Vrána, V. Pecina, J. Zachariáˇs, and J. C. Zwaan, Bulletin of Geosciences, Vol. 79, No. 1, 2004, pp. 1–40.

Gem corundum deposits in Vietnam. P. V. Long, H. Q. Vinh, V. Garnier, G. Giuliani, D. Ohnenstetter, T. Lhomme, D. Schwarz, A. Fallick, J. Dubessy, and P. T. Trinh, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2004, pp. 129–147.

Inclusions in Vietnamese Quy Chau ruby and their origin. P. V. Long, H. Q. Vinh, and N. X. Nghia, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2004, pp. 67–71.

Sapphire-blue kyanite from Nepal. U. Henn, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2004, pp. 35–36.

Spinel from Kayah State (Myanmar). U. T. Hlaing, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2004, pp. 64–66.

INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES

The application of the confocal micro-Raman in the gemstone identification. E. Zu, Y. Duan, and P. Zhang, Journal of Yunnan University, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2004, pp. 51–55 [in Chinese with English abstract].

Chemical determination of coloured zoned minerals in “natural stones” by EDS/WDS electron microprobe: An example of dumortierite quartzites. A. Borghi, R. Cossio, L. Fiora, F. Olmi, and G. Vaggelli, X-Ray Spectrometry, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2004, pp. 21–27.

LIBS: A spark of inspiration in gemological analytical instrumentation. T. Themelis, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 4, 2004, pp. 138–145.

The use of optical coherence tomography for monitoring the subsurface morphologies of archaic jades. M.-L. Yang, C.-W. Lu, I.-J. Hus, and C. C. Yang, Archaeometry, Vol. 46, No. 2, 2004, pp. 171–182.

JEWELRY RETAILING

Diamond polisher. J. Kutler, Institutional Investor, Vol. 38, No. 11, 2004, pp. 18–21.

A gem of a resourcing strategy. R. Suff, IRS Employment Review, Issue 809, 2004, pp. 46–48.

Displaying jewelry in the best light. A. DeMarco, JCK, Vol. 175, No. 4, 2004, pp. 96–100.

TREATMENTS

The effect of high-temperature treatment on the defect-and-impurity state and color of diamond single crystals (review). N. V. Novikov, A. N. Katrusha, S. A. Ivakhnenko, and O. A. Zanevsky, Journal of Superhard Materials, Vol. 25, No. 6, 2003, pp. 1–12.

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the gem business. G. Roskin. JCK, Part I. Vol. 175, No. 5, May 2004, pp. 182–188; Part II. Vol. 175, No. 6, June 2004, pp. 129–132; Part III. Vol. 175, No. 8, August 2004, pp. 90–92.

The use of thermobaric treatment to manipulate the defect-and-impurity state of natural diamond single crystals. A. N. Katrusha, S. A. Ivakhnenko, O. A. Zanevsky, and T. Hainschwang, Journal of Superhard Materials, No. 3, 2004, pp. 47–54 [in Russian].

MISCELLANEOUS

Criteria and parameters for gemstones [sic] uniqueness. V. S. Chernavtsev and K. K. Atabaev, Gemological Bulletin, No. 9, 2003, pp. 12–17 [in Russian with short English abstract].

Managing the commons: An economic approach to pearl industry regulation. B. Poirine, Aquaculture Economics & Management, Vol. 7, No. 3–4, 2003, pp. 179–193.

Not forever: Botswana, conflict diamonds and the Bushmen. I. Taylor and G. Mokhawa, African Affairs, Vol. 102, No. 407, 2003, pp. 261–283.

Strategies for sustainable development of the small-scale gold and diamond mining industry of Ghana. R. K. Amankwah and C. Anim-Sackey, Resources Policy, Vol. 29, No. 3–4, 2003, pp. 131–138.