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Summer 2002, Volume 38, Issue 2

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Gem News International

CONFERENCE REPORTS

AGU meeting examines diamond provenance.
GSA meeting reports on Western U.S. gem occurrences.
Report from the 3rd World Diamond Conference, Vancouver.

DIAMONDS

New round diamond cuts.

COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

Benitoite recovery and cutting: Significant progress.
Cassiterite from Viloco, Bolivia.
Emerald with feldspar matrix from Brazil.
Sunstone feldspar from Tanzania.
Update on Namibian demantoid garnet.
Unusual kyanite from Brazil.
South Sea cultured pearls with broken beads.
Some developments in freshwater cultured and “keshi” pearls.
New sapphire locality in Afghanistan.
Elbaite-liddicoatite tourmaline from Vietnam.
Green zoisite reappears.

SYNTHETICS AND SIMULANTS

Massive fuchsite imitations of emerald.
Unusual synthetic rubies.

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