COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS
Amber’s botanical origins revealed. J. A. Santiago-Blay [blayj@si.edu] and J. B. Lambert, American Scientist, Vol. 95, No. 2, 2007, pp. 150–157.
Cherry amber, real or fake? M. C. Pedersen [info@maggiecp.com], Organic Gems, No. 1, 2006, www.maggiecp.co.uk/free_organic_gems-magazine/cherry_amber.html.
The origin of color in "fire" obsidian. C. Ma [chi@gps.caltech.edu], G. R. Rossman, and J. A. Miller, Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 45, 2007, pp. 551–557.
Production of akoya pearls from the southwest coast of India. V. Kripa, K. S. Mohamed [ksmohamed@vsnl.com], K. K. Appukuttan, and T. S. Velayudhan, Aquaculture, Vol. 262, 2007, pp. 347–354.
Spectroscopic characterization of Mn-rich tourmalines. B. J. Reddy, R. L. Frost [r.frost@qut.edu.au], W. N. Martens, D. L. Wain, and J. T. Kloprogge, Vibrational Spectroscopy, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2007, pp. 42–49.
DIAMONDS
An integrated model of kimberlite ascent and eruption. L. Wilson and J. W. Head III [james_head@brown.edu], Nature, Vol. 447, 2007, pp. 53–57.
Naturally formed epitaxial diamond crystals in rubies. G.-S. Park [sg8144.park@samsung.com], S. C. Bae, S. Granick, J.-H. Lee, S.-D. Bae, T. Kim, and J. M. Zuo, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 16, 2007, pp. 397–400.
The new diamond hunters. P. Barta, Wall Street Journal, May 12–13, 2007, pp. B1–B2.
The peculiarities of natural plastically deformed diamond crystals from "Internatsionalnaya" pipe (Yakutia). G. M. Rylov [ryl@uiggm.nsc.ru], E. N. Fedorova, A. M. Logvinova, N. P. Pokhilenko, G. N. Kulipanov, and N. V. Sobolev, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, Vol. 575, No. 1/2, 2007, pp. 152–154.
Thermochromic and photochromic behaviour of "chameleon" diamonds. E. Fritsch, L. Massi [laurent.massi@cnrs-imn.fr], G. R. Rossman, T. Hainschwang, S. Jobic, and R. Dessapt, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2007, pp. 401–408.
GEM LOCALITIES
Amethyst geodes in the basaltic flow from Triz quarry at Ametista do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil): Magmatic source of silica for the amethyst crystallizations. D. Proust [dominique.proust@univ.potiers.fr] and C. Fontaine, Geological Magazine, Vol. 144, No. 4, 2007, pp. 731–739.
Australian sapphires and rubies. F. L. Sutherland [l.sutherland@uws.edu.au] and G. B. Webb, Rocks & Minerals, Vol. 82, No. 2, 2007, pp. 116–125.
Les gisements de corindons gemmes de Madagascar [The gem corundum deposits of Madagascar]. G. Giuliani, D. Ohnenstetter, A. F. M. Rakotondrazafy, A. E. Fallick, S. Rakotosamizanany, A. Andriamamonjy, T. Ralantoarison, M. Razanatseheno, C. Dunaigre, and D. Schwarz, Revue de Gemmologie, No. 159, 2007, pp. 14–28 [in French with English abstract].
Le Nigeria. Source de pierres de couleur [Nigeria. Source of colored stones]. J.-C. Michelou, Revue de Gemmologie, No. 159, 2007, pp. 30–41 [in French with English abstract].
Persistence pays off—again: Mining for emeralds in Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina. R. B. Cook, Rocks & Minerals, Vol. 82, No. 2, 2007, pp. 149–150.
The pink topaz–bearing calcite, quartz, and white mica veins from Ghundao Hill (North West Frontier Province, Pakistan): K/Ar age, stable isotope and REE data. G. Morteani [gmorteani@gmx.de] and A. Voropaev, Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 89, No. 1/2, 2007, pp. 31–44.
Sapphires in the Butte–Deer Lodge area, Montana. R. B. Berg, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 134, 2007, 59 pp.
The Sweet Home rhodochrosite specimen mine, Alma District, central Colorado: The porphyry molybdenum-fluorine connection. P. J. Bartos [pbartos@mines.edu], E. P. Nelson, and D. Misantoni, Mineralium Deposita, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2007, pp. 235–250.
INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES
TMA and SEM characterization of the thermal dehydration of Australian sedimentary opal. A. Smallwood, P. S. Thomas [paul.thomas@uts.edu.au], A. S. Ray, and P. Simon, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Vol. 88, No. 1, 2007, pp. 185–188.
JEWELRY RETAILING
The king of bling. S. Adams, Forbes, Aug. 13, 2007, pp. 85–89.
SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS
Dependence of limited growth rate of high-quality gem diamond on growth conditions. Y. Tian, H.-A. Ma, S.-S. Li, H.-Y. Xiao, Y.-F. Zhang, G.-F. Huang, L.-Q. Ma, and X.-P. Jia, Chinese Physics Letters, Vol. 24, No. 7, 2007, pp. 2115–2117.
Synthesis of diamond from a chlorinated organic substance under hydrothermal conditions. S. Korablov [sergiy2@yahoo.com], K. Yokosawa, T. Sasaki, D. Korablov, A. Kawasaki, K. Ioku, E. H. Ishida, and N. Yamasaki, Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 42, No. 18, 2007, pp. 7939–7949.
MISCELLANEOUS
Diversification, design, strategic planning and new product development: A jewellery industry knowledge transfer partnership. G. Penfold, Design Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2007, pp. 3–11.
End of the blood diamond syndrome? N. Ford, African Business, October 2007, pp. 80–82.
The Tagil school of masters. L. Pavlenko, Platinum, No. 22, 2006, pp. 60–61 [in Russian].
