GIA: Gems & Gemology: Back Issue Detail

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

Fall 2007, Volume 43, Issue 3

EDITORIAL

Save the Date for the 2009 Gemological Research Conference p.197
Alice S. Keller
Letters p.199

FEATURE ARTICLE

From Single Source to Global Free Market: The Transformation of The Cultured Pearl Industry p.200-p.226
Russell Shor

NOTES AND NEW TECHNIQUES

A Study of Nail-head Spicule Inclusions in Natural Gemstones p.228-p.235
Gagan Choudhary and Chaman Golecha

RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Copper-bearing Tourmalines from New Deposits in Paraíba State, Brazil p.236-p.239
Masashi Furuya
Natural Type Ia Diamond with a Green-Yellow Color Due to Ni-Related Defects p.240-p.243
Wuyi Wang, Matthew Hall, and Christopher M. Breeding

REGULAR FEATURES

Lab Notes p.244-p.251
Featured Lab Note: A Rare "Piggyback" Diamond Examined p.246
Gem News International p.252-p.274
Featured GNI Entry: Cr/V-bearing Green Spodumene from Afghanistan p.265-p.267
2007 Challenge Winners p.276
Book Reviews p.277-p.280
Gemological Abstracts p.281-p.290