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Three light-to-medium blue carved sculptures sit in a line – from larger to smaller.

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Making the Cut: The Art and Science of Fantasy Carving

Sharon Bohannon, January 10, 2020

Gem cutters - whether “gem whisperers” or mathematicians - create breathtakingly artistic individual gems and sculptures.

Multi-colored gems are superimposed on an image of glacier peaks.

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Gems and Minerals from the Sub-Arctic

Sharon Bohannon, March 17, 2017

Circumnavigate the boreal reaches of the globe to explore gems from polar regions.

Aquamarine with a dramatic secondary growth layer

Unusual Growth Zoning in Beryl

Nathan Renfro and Ziyin Sun, November 7, 2016

A striking aquamarine specimen showed a strongly saturated secondary growth layer.

Inclusions in Aquamarine from Ambatofotsikely, Madagascar

Fabrice Danet, Marie Schoor, Jean-Claude Boulliard, Daniel R. Neuville, Olivier Beyssac, and Vincent Bourgoin

In January 2012, aquamarine crystals containing interesting inclusions were extracted from the Ambatofotsikely area north-west of Antsirabe, Madagascar.

Abstracts; Summer 1991

Dona M. Dirlam

From the Summer 1991 issue of Gems & Gemmology, a summary of important gemmology-related articles published in other journals.

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Insights From Inclusions

GIA, September 29, 2014

Natural gemstones are typically far more valuable than synthetic ones, so being able to identify them correctly is a powerful skill.

Abstracts; Spring 1991

Dona M. Dirlam

This article, from the Spring 1991 issue of Gems & Gemmology, is a compilation of abstracts of important gemmology-related articles published outside of Gems & Gemmology.

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