Symposium-Only Poster Presentations
August 28–29, 2006
Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel
San Diego, California
(Note: This list does not include those participating in both the GRC and IGS.)
Colored Stones
ICA Colored Gemstone Worldwide Mining Report
Edward Boehm, Jean Claude Michelou, Bryan Pavlik, and Jacqui Grande
Rare Reverse Color Change in a Blue Zircon from Burma
George Bosshart and Walter A. Balmer
The Past, Present and the Future of Demantoid Green Garnet from Russia
Nickolai Kouznetsov
Techniques and Art of Cutting “The World's Largest Gemstone Pendant,” Bahia: A Natural Transparent Rutile Quartz Sculpture
Glenn Lehrer and Lawrence Stoller
The Emerald Business in South America
Andy Lucas, Eric Welch, Jean Claude Michelou, Marcelo Ribeiro, Luiz Martins, Pedro Padua, and Sergio Martins
AfghanistanGem Deposits:Studying Newly Reopened Classics and Looking for New Deposits
Lawrence W. Snee
Diamonds
An Exact Replica of the Original Mogul Cut Koh-i-Noor Diamond
John Nels Hatelberg
Diamond Grading Laboratory Peer Review
Garry Holloway
Color Treatment of Diamonds and Their Potential in Designer Jewelry
Etienne Perret
AGS Performance Cut Grading System
Peter Yantzer
Indian Diamonds
Benjamin Zucker
Gemology Education
Case Study Madagascar: Progress and Development through Education
Tom Cushman
Gem & Mineral Council of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Anthony R. Kampf, Charles I. Carmona, Danusia Niklewitz, Mary L. Johnson, and Dona M. Dirlam
Course Development at the Gemological Institute of America
Duncan Pay
Gemological Institute of America’s Public Outreach Programs
Kim Vagner, Elise Misiorowski, Patricia Syvrud, Peggy Tsiamis, and Yvette Wilson
Gemology Topics
Digital Asset Management for Gem and Jewelry Photography
Judy Colbert, Peggy Tsiamis, Sharon Bohannon, Kathleen Dillon, and Kevin Schumacher
Cross-Referencing Identification System (CIS)
Branko Deljanin and Dusan Simic
The Challenger Gemological Spectrometer
Nick Michailidis
Silicosis Risks for Lapidary Workers in Developing Countries
Tom Overton
Subjectivity in Gemology
Ronald Ringsrud
Exploring the Variances of Color System Terminology
Howard Rubin
Gemstone Marketing
Marketing in the 21st Century
Pam Welborn
Jewelry
Products of Endangered Species Used in Jewelry
Charles Carmona and Jo Ellen Cole
Brazilian Colored Gemstones in Portuguese 18th–19th Century Jewelry
Rui Galopim de Carvalho
Colored Gemstone Promotion in Small Scale Markets—The Portuguese Case
Rui Galopim de Carvalho
Magnificent Jewels in Portugal
Rui Galopim de Carvalho
Gemological Needs in Insurance Documentation
David Hendry, Jr.
Pearls
Macro Photography of Natural Pearls
K.C. Bell
Marketing of the Tahitian Cultured Pearl
Raitu Galenon
