Gems and GemologyGems and Gemology
Home
Tuesday, May 1, 2007Printer-Friendly Page
Service Center
Search
My GIA

Gems & Gemology

Issues of Gems & Gemology may be purchased individually, or save by buying one-, three-, or five-year sets. Use our online order form or contact our Subscriptions/Back Issues Office at dortiz@gia.edu. Call toll-free nationwide 800-421-7250, ext. 7142. Outside the U.S., call 760-603-4000, ext. 7142.

Table of Contents

Winter 2006, Volume 42, Issue 4

 

EDITORIAL

Remembering G. Robert Crowningshield p.95-p.96

FEATURE ARTICLES

The Impact of Internal Whitish and Reflective Graining on the Clarity Grading of D-to-Z Color Diamonds at the GIA Laboratory p.206-p.220
John M. King, Thomas M. Moses, and Wuyi Wang
Identification of "Chocolate Pearls" Treated Ballerina Pearl Co. p.222-p.235
Wuyi Wang, Kenneth Scarratt, Akira Hyatt, Andy Hsi-Tien Shen, and Matthew Hall

NOTES & NEW TECHNIQUES

"Leopard Opal": Play-of-Color Opal in Vesicular Basalt from Zimapán, Hidalgo State, Mexico p.236-p.246
Robert Raymond Coenraads and Alfonso Rosas Zenil
The Cause of Iridescence in "Rainbow" Andradite from Nara, Japan p.248-p.258
Thomas Hainschwang and Franck Notari

REGULAR FEATURES

Lab Notes p.260-p.267
Featured Lab Note: Lizards in Imitation Amber p.260-p.261
Gem News International p.268-p.292
Featured Gem News International: Update on Diamond Trading in Sierra Leone p.268-p.270
Featured Gem News International: Diopside from Afghanistan. p.272-p.273
Book Reviews p.294-p.296
Gemological Abstracts p.297-p.308



Home | About GIA | Ethics Helpline | Education | Laboratory | GIA Reports | Research | Instruments & Books | Alumni Association
Gems & Gemology | Careers Available | Newsroom | Publications | Library | Events & Trade Shows | Support GIA | GIA History | How to Buy a Diamond
Contact | Search | Site Map | Help
This page was last updated 01/25/07 10:56 AM
Use of this site signifies your agreement to its terms of use.
©2002 - 2007 Gemological Institute of America Inc.
GIA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
All rights reserved.
World Headquarters and Robert Mouawad Campus
5345 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, California 92008
Tel: 760-603-4000