COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS
On the tusks of a dilemma. C. Furness, Geographical, November 2006, pp. 47–57.

DIAMONDS
Broad-band luminescence in natural brown type Ia diamond. F. De Weerdt [fdw@euphonynet.be] and A. T. Collins, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 16, No. 3, 2007, pp. 512–516.

Investigating large vacancy clusters in type IIa diamond with electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). R. Barnes [rachelbarnes1983@hotmail.com], U. Bangert, and A. Scott, Physica Status Solidi (a), Vol. 204, No. 9, 2007, pp. 3065–3071.

The SEM and CCL-SEM study of graphitic inclusions in natural brown diamonds. A. S. Bidny [bidny@mail.ru], O. V. Kononov, A. G. Veresov, and P. V. Ivannikov, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2007, pp. 126–130.

A conceptual model for kimberlite emplacement by solitary interfacial mega-waves on the core mantle boundary. B. L. Sim [sim@science.uottawa.ca] and F. P. Agterberg, Journal of Geodynamics, Vol. 41, 2006, pp. 451–461.

A contribution to the understanding of pink color in diamond: The unique, historical "Grand Condé." E. Fritsch, B. Rondeau [benjamin.rondeau@univ-nantes.fr], T. Hainschwang, and M.-H. Quellier, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 16, No. 8, 2007, pp. 1471–1474.

Diamonds and their mineral inclusions from the A154 South pipe, Diavik diamond mine, Northwest Territories, Canada. C. L. Donnelly [carad@ualberta.ca], T. Stachel, S. Creighton, K. Muehlenbachs, and S. Whiteford, Lithos, Vol. 98, No. 1/4, 2007, pp. 160–176.

Diamonds in Western Australia. P. J. Downes and A. W. R. Bevan, Rocks & Minerals, Vol. 82, No. 1, 2007, pp. 66–73.

The evolution of diamond morphology in the process of dissolution: Experimental data. A. F. Khokhryakov and Yu. N. Pal’yanov [palyanov@uiggm.nsc.ru], American Mineralogist, Vol. 92, No. 5–6, 2007, pp. 909–917.

Micrometer-scale cavities in fibrous and cloudy diamonds: A glance into diamond dissolution events. O. Klein-BenDavid [o.k.bendavid@durham.ac.uk], R. Wirth, and O. Navon, Earth & Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 264, No. 1–2, 2007, pp. 89–103.

Morphology of diamonds from kimberlite pipes of Catoca field (Angola). V. N. Linchenko [vliluimir.zln@mail.ru], Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society, Vol. 136, No. 6, 2007, pp. 91–102 [in Russian with English abstract].

On the interaction of molecular hydrogen with diamonds: An experimental study using nuclear probes and thermal desorption. A. A. Shiryaev [shiryaev@ns.crys.ras.ru], D. Grambole, R. Rivera, and F. Herrmann, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 16, No. 8, 2007, pp. 1479–1485.

GEM LOCALITIES
Australian opal resources: Outback spectral fire. S. R. Pecover [specover@bigpond.net.au], Rocks & Minerals, Vol. 82, No. 2, 2007, pp. 103–115.

Ambers from Dominican Republic. P. Guo-Zhen and Z. Li, Journal of Gems and Gemmology, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2006, pp. 32–35.

Natural gamma radioactivity and exploration for precious opal in Australia. B. R. Senior [seniorgeo@bigpond.com] and L. T. Chadderton, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 23, No. 4, 2007, pp. 160–176.

Sapphires in the Butte–Deer Lodge area, Montana. R. B. Berg, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 134, 2007, 59 pp.

Spodumene from Nuristan, Afghanistan. L. Natkaniec-Nowak [natkan@uci.agh.edu.pl], Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2007, pp. 51–57.

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
Ionoluminescence of diamond, synthetic diamond, and simulants. H. Calvo del Castillo, J. L. Ruvalcaba-Sil, M. Barboza-Flores, E. Belmont, and T. Calderón [tomas.calderon@uam.es], Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, Vol. 580, No. 1, 2007, pp. 400–403.

Some new trends in the ionoluminescence of minerals. H. Calvo del Castillo, J. L. Ruvalcaba, and T. Calderón [tomas.calderon@uam.es], Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Vol. 387, 2007, pp. 869–878.

Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. C. Pasquini [paquini@iqm.unicamp.br], J. Cortez, L. M. C. Silva, and F. B. Gonzaga, Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2007, pp. 463–512.

Magnetic susceptibility for gemstone discrimination. D. B. Hoover [stonegrouplabs@beargems.com] and B. Williams, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 23, No. 4, 2007, pp. 146–159.

JEWELRY RETAILING
Goldheart Jewelry: Management decisions in Singapore. C. Patti [c.patti@qut.edu.au] and L. Wee, International Journal of Management and Decision Making, Vol. 8, No. 2/3/4, 2007, pp. 241–250.

Jewelry’s lack of luster. R. Perks, Marketing Week, November 15, 2007, p. 27.

SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS
Effects of thermal treatment on optically active vacancy defects in CVD diamonds. J.-M. Maki [jmm@fyslab.hut.fi], F. Tuomistro, C. Kelly, D. Fisher, and P. Martineau, Physica B, Vol. 401–402, 2007, pp. 613–616.

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.

TREATMENTS
XPS and ToF-SIMS analysis of natural rubies and sapphires heated in an inert (N2) atmosphere. S. Achiwawanich, B. D. James, and J. Liesegang [j.liesegang@latrobe.edu.au], Applied Surface Science, Vol. 253, 2007, pp. 6883–6891.

MISCELLANEOUS
Better bling. K. Bowers, Body & Soul, March 2008, pp. 120–122.

Diamonds: Kimberley Process effective. Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial and Technical Series, Vol. 44, No. 11, 2008, pp. 17640A–17641A.