DIAMONDS

Colored diamonds break $1 million per carat with record auction prices

Namibian diamond mining by Namdeb

COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

Double jeopardy in amber

Inclusions in andradite from Namibia

Andradite from Baluchistan, Pakistan

Two axinite species from Tanzania

Baddeleyite from Mogok, Myanmar

Chrysocolla chalcedony from Iran/Armenia area

Yellow-green clinohumite and yellow chondrodite from Tanzania

Transparent dumortierite and sapphirine from Tanzania

Brazilian blue opal, with cristobalite and quartz

Otolith pendant

Goethite and hematite inclusions in quartz from Mina da Batalha, Brazil

Sinhalite from Myanmar

Field study of Cu-bearing tourmaline mines in Mozambique

New Cu-bearing tourmaline from Nigeria

SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS

New Tairus synthetic beryl simulating "Paraíba" tourmaline

An unusual YAG with a "reverse" color change

CONFERENCE REPORTS

Geological Society of America 2007

Goldschmidt 2007

The Madison Dialogue Ethical Jewelry Summit