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Spring 2015 G&G Examines Blue Spinel, Chinese Jewellery Design and the Latest in Synthetics
Russell Shor, June 12, 2015
G&G Brief presents an overview of the content of the Spring 2015 issue of Gems & Gemology.
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Book Review: Handbook of Spectral Lines in Diamond, Volume 1: Tables and Interpretations
Bernhard Dischler, 467 pp., publ. by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co., Berlin; New York, 2012, US $120, October 19, 2013
By Bernhard Dischler, 467 pp., publ. by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co., Berlin; New York, 2012, US $120
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Fluorescence produced by optical defects in diamond: measurement, characterisation and challenges
Yun Luo, July 24, 2013
How variations in UV lamp output can affect observed fluorescence colour and intensity.
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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.
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