COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

Characterization of vaterite in low quality freshwater-cultured pearls. H. Y. Ma [mhyyy@126.com] and I.-S. Lee, Materials Science and Engineering C, Vol. 26, 2006, pp. 721–723.

Development of pearl aquaculture and expertise in Micronesia. M. Ito [hiroito@mail.fm], World Aquaculture, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2006, pp. 36–42.

OH in naturally occurring corundum. A. Beran [anton.beran@univie.ac.at] and G. R. Rossman, European Journal of Mineralogy, Vol. 18, No. 4, 2006, pp. 441–447.

DIAMONDS

Characteristics of diamondiferous Plio-Pleistocene littoral deposits within the palaeo-Orange River mouth, Namibia. R. I. Spaggiari [spaggiari.renato@debeersgroup.com], B. J. Bluck, and J. D. Ward, Ore Geology Reviews, Vol. 28, 2006, pp. 475–492.

Electron energy loss spectroscopic studies of brown diamonds. U. Bangert, R. Barnes, L. S. Hounsome [hounsome@excc.ex.ac.uk], R. Jones, A. T. Blumenau, P. R. Briddon, M. J. Shaw, and S. Öberg, Philosophical Magazine, Vol. 86, No. 29–31, 2006, pp. 4757–4779.

Origin of brown coloration in diamond. L. S. Hounsome [hounsome@excc.ex.ac.uk], R. Jones, P. M. Martineau, D. Fisher, M. J. Shaw, P. R. Briddon, and S. Öberg, Physical Review B, Vol. 73, 2006, pp. 125203-1–125203-8.

Morphology of diamonds with the surface graphitized at the high P-T conditions. V. M. Sonin, E. I. Zhimulev, and A. A. Chepurov, Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society, Vol. 135, No. 1, 2006, pp. 112–117 [in Russian].

Study of the transformation of hydrogen-containing centers in diamond at high PT parameters. I. N. Kupriyanov, Yu. N. Pal’yanov [palyanov@uiggm.nsc.ru], V. S. Shatsky, A. A. Kalinin, V. A. Nadolinnyi, and O. P. Yur’eva, Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 406, No. 1, 2006, pp. 69–73.

TEM imaging and analysis of microinclusions in diamonds: A close look at diamond-growing fluids. O. Klein-BenDavid [ofrak@vms.huji.ac.il], R. Wirth, and O. Navon, American Mineralogist, Vol. 91, 2006, pp. 353–365.

GEM LOCALITIES

Gemmology, geology and origin of the Sandawana emerald deposits, Zimbabwe. J. C. Zwaan [zwaan@naturalis.nnm.nl], Scripta Geologica, No. 131, 2006, pp. 1–212.

The Silver Bow sapphire occurrence, Montana: Evidence for a volcanic bedrock source for Montana’s alluvial sapphire deposits. A. L. Berger [alberger@vt.edu] and R. B. Berg, Economic Geology, Vol. 101, No. 3, 2006, pp. 679–684.

Smaragd aus Dayakou, China [Emerald from Dayakou, China]. B. Ottens, Lapis, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2006, pp. 13–20, 50.

Smaragde selbstgesammelt: Die Fundstelle von Minnesund in Norwegen [Collecting emeralds: The deposit at Minnesund in Norway]. P. Imfeld and S. Weiss, Lapis, Vol. 31, No. 5, 2006, pp. 32–35, 54.

Study of melt inclusions in the Nezametnoye corundum deposit, Primorsky region of the Russian Far East: Petrogenetic consequences. V. A. Pakhomova [pakhomova@nm.ru], B. L. Zalishchak, E. G. Odarichenko, M. I. Lapina, and N. S. Karmanov, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Vol. 89, 2006, pp. 302–305.

INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES

Applications of large size spectroscopic instrument in identification of jadeite. Y. Liu, Q. Deng, and L. Wang, Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2006, pp. 577–582 [in Chinese].

Neoteric optical media for refractive index determination of gems and minerals. M. Deetlefs [quill@qub.ac.uk], K. R. Seddon, and M. Shara, New Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 30, 2006, pp. 317–326.

JEWELRY HISTORY

The emerald and gold necklace from Oplontis, Vesuvian area, Naples, Italy. C. Aurisicchio [carlo.aurisichio@uniroma1.it], A. Corami, S. Ehrman, G. Graziani, and S. N. Cesaro, Journal of Archeological Science, Vol. 33, No. 5, 2006, pp. 725–734.

JEWELRY RETAILING

All that glitters. A. Gengler, Money, Vol. 35, No. 10, 2006, pp. 163–165.

Net worth. S. O’Laughlin, Brandweek, Sept. 18, 2006, pp. 22–26.

PRECIOUS METALS

Pt and Pd vie for market share. C. Hewitt, Metal Bulletin Monthly, No. 431, November 2006, pp. 34–39.

SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS

Gemological characteristics of GE synthetic jadeite jade. S. Cao, L. Qi, Q. Guo, and Y. Lu, Journal of Gems and Gemmology, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2006, pp. 1–4 [in Chinese with English abstract].

High-rate growth of large diamonds by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition with newly designed substrate holders. Y. Horino [y-horino@aist.go.jp], A. Chayahara, Y. Mokuno, H. Yamada, and N. Fujimori, New Diamond and Frontier Carbon Technology, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2006, pp. 63–69.

Spotting a fake. S. Lawson [simon.lawson@dtc.com], Physics World, Vol. 19, No. 6, 2006, pp. 23–27.

MISCELLANEOUS

Accepting jewelry as collateral. H. Hoff [hhoff@markspaneth.com], The Secured Lender, Vol. 62, No. 6, 2006, pp. 94–95.

Continuity and change in the international diamond market. D. L. Spar, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2006, pp. 195–208.

Diamond aren’t forever. V. Walt, Fortune, Vol. 154, No. 11, 2006, pp. 50–56.

Visual problems among electronic and jewelry workers in Thailand. O. Unitmanon, W. Pacharatrakul, K. Boonmeepong, L. Thammagurun, N. Laemun, S. Taptagaporn, and V. Chongsuvivatwong [cvirasak@medicine.psu.ac.th], Journal of Occupational Health, Vol. 48, No. 5, 2006, pp. 407–412.