COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

Beryl and its color varieties. A. Falster et al., Eds., extraLapis English, No. 7, 2005.

Les corindons à changement de couleur [Color-changing corundum]. L. Massi (laurent.massi@cnrs-imn.fr), Revue de Gemmologie a.f.g., No. 152, 2005, pp. 16–19 [in French with English abstract].

Gem corals: Classification and spectroscopic features. V. Rolandi, A. Brajkovic [anna.brajkovic@unimib.it], I. Adamo, R. Bocchio, and M. Landonio, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2005, pp. 285–297.

Identification of an imitation of pearl by FTIR, EDXRF and SEM. T. L. Tan, T. S. Tay, S. K. Khairoman, and Y. C. Low, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 29, No. 5/6, 2005, pp. 316–324.

Identification of seawater cultured pearls with dyed nucleus. L. Li and M. Yang, Journal of Gems and Gemmology, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2005, pp. 7–8 [in Chinese with English abstract].

The study of phosphorus in seawater cultured pearls using FTIR. L. Wang, P. Zhou, Y. Liu, and Y. Tang, Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Vol. 25, No. 6, 2005, pp. 866–869 [in Chinese with English abstract].

Study on relationship between luster and surface structure of pearl. L. Cao, S. Guo, and L. Shi, Journal of Gems and Gemmology, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2005, pp. 23–25 [in Chinese with English abstract].

DIAMONDS

Diamond formation in metal-carbonate interactions. J. Siebert [julien.siebert@lmcp.jussieu.fr], F. Guyot, and V. Malavergne, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 229, No. 3–4, 2005, pp. 205–216.

Kalimantan diamond: Morphology, surface features and some spectroscopic approaches. T. T. Sun [fegemlab@singnet.com.sg], P. Wathanakul, W. Atichat, L. H. Moh, L. K. Kem, and R. Hermanto, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 5, 2005, pp. 186–195.

Kimberlites of Zimbabwe: Abundance and composition. A. D. Khar’kiv, E. F Roman’ko, and B. M. Zubarev, Russian Geology and Geophysics, Vol. 46, No. 3, 2005, pp. 318–327.

Mineral inclusions in diamonds from the Panda kimberlite, Slave Province, Canada. R. Tappert [rtappert@ualberta.ca], T. Stachel, J. W. Harris, N. Shimizu, and G. P. Brey, European Journal of Mineralogy, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2005, pp. 423–440.

GEM LOCALITIES

Basalt petrology, zircon ages and sapphire genesis from Dak Nong, southern Vietnam. V. Garnier [virginie_garnier@inrs-ete.uquebec.ca], D. Ohnenstetter, G. Giuliani, A. E. Fallick, T. Phan Trong, V. Hoáng Quang, L. Pham Van, and D. Schwarz, Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 69, No. 1, 2005, pp. 21–38.

Characteristics of cathodoluminescence spectra of jadeite jades from Burma. X. Yuan, L. Qi, and S. Zhang, Journal of Gems and Gemmology, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2005, pp. 9–13 [in Chinese with English abstract].

Exfiltrative mineralization in the Bukantau ore district (Central Kyzyl Kum region, Uzbekistan). V. G. Pechenkin [pechenkin@urangeo.ru] and I. G. Pechenkin, Lithology and Mineral Resources, Vol. 40, No. 5, 2005, pp. 462–471.

Gemstone resources of China. C. M. Ou Yang [cmouyang@hkgemlab.com.hk], Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 4, 2005, pp. 349–359.

The Italian island of Elba: A mineralogical jewel in the Tuscan archipelago. F. Pezzotta, extraLapis English, No. 8, 2005.

Jazidas minerais: Ametistas [Mineral deposits: Amethysts]. Diamond News, Vol. 6, No. 20, 2005, pp. 35–40 [in Portuguese].

Musgravites from Sri Lanka. K. Schmetzer [schmetzerkarl@hotmail.com], L. Kiefert, H.-J. Bernhardt, and M. Burford, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, Vol. 181, No. 3, 2005, pp. 265–270.

“Paraiba-Turmaline” aus Quintos de Baixo, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasilien. C. C. Milisenda, Gemmologie: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 54, No. 2–3, 2005, pp. 73–84 [in German with English abstract].

The pegmatitic gem deposits of Molo (Momeik) and Sakhan-gyi (Mogok). H. Kyi [macgems@baganmail.net.mm], T. Themelis, and K. Thu, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 23, No. 7, 2005, pp. 303–309.

Rubellite and other gemstones from Momeik township, northern Shan State, Myanmar. T. Hlaing and A. K. Win, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 5, 2005, pp. 215–218.

Trapiche of Myanmar. K. K. Win, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 7, 2005, pp. 269–270.

INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES

Complementary use of PIXE-alpha and XRF portable systems for the non-destructive and in situ characterization of gemstones in museums. L. Pappalardo [lighea@lns.infn.it], A. G. Karydas, N. Kotzamani, G. Pappalardo, F. P. Romano, and Ch. Zarkadas, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, Vol. 239, 2005, pp. 114–121.

Practical application for measuring gemstone dispersion on the refractometer. T. Linton, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 4, 2005, pp. 330–344.

Probing diamonds with ions. B. J. Griffin [bjg@cmm.uwa.edu.au] and R. Stern, Rough Diamond Review, No. 8, 2005, pp. 42–44.

Quantitative trace-element analysis of diamond by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. S. Rege [srege@els.mq.edu.au], S. Jackson, W. L. Griffin, R. M. Davies, N. J. Pearson, and S. Y. O’Reilly, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Vol. 20, No. 7, 2005, pp. 601–611.

Use of IR-spectroscopy and diffraction to discriminate between natural, synthetic and treated turquoise, and its imitations. A. Pavese [alessandro.pavese@unimi.it], L. Prosperi, and M. Dapiaggi, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2005, pp. 366–371.

Use and misuse of optical mineralogy constants in gemmology. D. B. Sturman [darkos@rom.on.ca], Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2005, pp. 234–243.

X-ray luminescence, a valuable test in pearl identification. H. A. Hänni [gemlab@ssef.ch], L. Kiefert, and P. Giese, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 29, No. 5/6, 2005, pp. 325–329.

JEWELRY HISTORY

The history of the Ekaterinburg faceting factory. N. Moukhina, Platinum, Vol. 1, No. 16, 2005, pp. 62–65 [in Russian].

Ural gemmas. T. Parnyuk, Platinum, Vol. 1, No. 16, 2005, pp. 46–49 [in Russian].

PRECIOUS METALS

Giving gold jewelry and coins as gifts: The interplay of utilitarianism and symbolism. B. Ertimur and O. Sandikei, Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. 32, 2005, pp. 322–327.

Gold—The emotional metal. J. Cross [jessica@virtualmetals.co.uk], Applied Earth Science, Vol. 114, 2005, pp. B101–107.

SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS

Characteristics of large-sized ruby crystal grown by temperature gradient technique. C. Song [soocii@mail.siom.ac.cn], Y. Hang, C. Xia, J. Xu, and G. Zhou, Optical Materials, Vol. 27, No. 4, 2005, pp. 699–703.

Growth of large high-quality type-IIa diamond crystals. X.-C. Wang, H.-A. Ma, C.-Y. Zang, Y. Tian, S.-S. Li, and X.-P. Jia [xjia@mail.jlu.edu.cn], Chinese Physics Letters, Vol. 22, No. 7, 2005, pp. 1800–1802.

Synthesizing single-crystal diamond by repetition of high rate homoepitaxial growth by microwave plasma CVD. Y. Mokuno [mokuno-y@aist.go.jp], A. Chayahara, Y. Soda, Y. Horino, and N. Fujimori, Diamond & Related Materials, Vol. 14, No. 11/12, 2005, pp. 1743–1746.

TREATMENTS

Beryllium-treatment. A. Peretti, D. Günther, and A.-L. Graber, Contributions to Gemology, No. 4, 2005.

High-temperature annealing of optical centers in type-I diamond. A. T. Collins [alan.collins@kcl.ac.uk], A. Connor, C.-H. Ly, A. Shareef, and P. M. Spear, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 97, 2005, pp. 083517-1–083517-10.

Scale determination of wax and macromolecule polymer-filled jadeite jade. L. Qi, X. Yuan, G. Peng, and G. Yang, Journal of Gems and Gemmology, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2005, pp. 1–6 [in Chinese with English abstract].

MISCELLANEOUS

Diamonds, foreign aid and the uncertain prospects for post-conflict reconstruction in Sierra Leone. J. A. Grant. The Round Table, Vol. 94, No. 381, 2005, pp. 443–457.

Economic feasibility of small-scale black-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) pearl farming in the South Pacific. Q. S. W. Fong, S. Ellis, and M. Haws, Aquaculture Economics & Management, Vol. 9, 2005, pp. 347–368.

Finer points of cutting. D. Knoote [dean.knoote@argylediamond.com.au], Rough Diamond Review, No. 8, 2005, pp. 27–28.

The history and prehistory of pearling in the Persian Gulf. R. Carter [racbahr@hotmail.com], Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2005, pp. 139–209.

Pathology of pearl oyster mortality. M. Hirano, Y. Sugishita, S. M. A. Mobin, K. Kanai, and K. Yoshikoshi (ykazuma@net.nagasaki-u.a.c.jp), Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2005, pp. 323–337.