Gem News International Gems & Gemology, Summer 2000, Volume 36, No. 2

Summer 2000 Gem News International


Diamonds
            New Diamond Cut: “Tycoon Cut”
            Diamond Presentations at the PDAC Conference
            Israel’s 2nd International Rough Diamond Conference
Colored Stones and Organic Materials
            Baltic Amber with Lizard Inclusion
            Ametrine with Layers of Smoky Quartz
            Bicolored Cat’s-Eye Beryl from Pakistan
            Natural Emerald and Quartz Intergrowth
            Update on Some Madagascar Gem Localities
            Freshwater Cultured “Kasumiga Pearls,” with Akoya Cultured Pearl Nuclei
            Trapiche Ruby: An Update
            Spinel from Ilakaka, Madagascar
Treatments
            Unusual Treated Chalcedony
Synthetics and Simulants
            Black Diamond Imitation
Announcements
            Tenth Annual Cutting Edge Awards
            The Dresden Green at the Smithsonian
            Gem 2000
            Mineralientage München
            Gemstones at Upcoming Scientific Meetings
 
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