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Gems & Gemology’s 7 Most Unusual Encounters from 2019

Stuart Overlin, Brooke Goedert and Kellie Giordano, December 13, 2019

Check out some of the most interesting and unusual diamonds and coloured stones submitted to GIA’s laboratories in 2019.

Grey-To-Blue-To-Violet Hydrogen-Rich Diamonds from the Argyle Mine, Australia

Carolyn H. van der Bogert, Christopher P. Smith, Thomas Hainschwang, and Shane F. McClure

The Argyle diamond mine is the only known source of type IaB hydrogen- and nitrogen-rich diamonds coloured grey to blue to violet.

Coloured Diamonds in the Aurora Butterfly of Peace Collection

The “Type” Classification System of Diamonds and Its Importance in Gemmology

Christopher M. Breeding and James E. Shigley, June 1, 2009

Knowledge of type allows gemmologists to better evaluate if a diamond might be treated or synthetic, and whether it should be sent to a laboratory for testing.

Treated-Colour Pink-To-Red Diamonds from Lucent Diamonds Inc.

Wuyi Wang, Christopher P. Smith, March 1, 2005

Using a multi-step process, Lucent Diamonds has developed a new treatment process for certain natural diamonds that creates colours from pink-purple to red to orangey brown.

Confusing, Triangular Inclusions in an Art Deco-Style Pin

Spring 1991 G&G Lab Notes

March 1, 1991

This section, from the Spring 1991 issue of Gems & Gemmology, is a compilation of interesting finds from GIA’s laboratories.

“Fluorescence Cage”: Visual Identification of HPHT-Treated Type I Diamonds

Inga A. Dobrinets and Alexander M. Zaitsev

HPHT-treated type I diamonds of various colours may exhibit unusually intense fluorescence at the facet edges and junctions.

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