Spring 2009

Lab Notes

CUBIC ZIRCONIA Reportedly Coated with Nanocrystalline Synthetic Diamond

DIAMOND
• Assemblages of K-Feldspar, Hematite-Magnetite, and Quartz in Etch Channels
• Clarity Grading Radiation Stains
• Rare Mixed Type (Ia/IIb) Diamond with Nitrogen and Boron Centers

Purplish Pink SPINEL from Tajikistan—Before and After Cutting