An overview of recently expanded sapphire production at the Gem Mountain mine near Philipsburg, Montana.
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From the series, "Sapphire: A Crystal With Many Facets," this article explores how an increase in synthetic sapphire technical applications has affected the synthetic gem industry.
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An overview and commentary on the 2012 Journal of Gemmology article, “Flux-grown synthetic alexandrites from Creative Crystals Inc.”
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The third in the series, "Sapphire: A Crystal With Many Facets," this article looks at various emerging applications for synthetic sapphire.
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The second in the series, "Sapphire: A Crystal With Many Facets," this article looks at several advanced growth techniques.
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The first in the series, "Sapphire: A Crystal With Many Facets," this article details the properties and history of this mineral corundum, from its first industrial applications as a mechanical timepiece component to its earliest synthetic growth techniques.
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This section, from the Spring 1991 issue of Gems & Gemmology, is a compilation of interesting finds from GIA’s laboratories.
Read MoreA new synthetic ruby and synthetic blue sapphire have been synthesised by Johann Lechleitner of Innsbruck, Austria.
Read MoreThe author examines the gemmological properties of Chatham flux-grown synthetic orange sapphires and blue sapphires.
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This article, from the Autumn 2009 issue of Gems & Gemology, is a compilation of abstracts of important gemmology-related articles published outside of Gems & Gemology.
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