Mikhail Ostrooumov, October 31, 2014
Reports on the first discovery of fine topazolite garnet crystals in Mexico.
Read MoreGagan Choudhary, Gem Testing Laboratory, Jaipur, India , July 2, 2013
Examination of a faceted rock crystal backed by a slice of turquoise: an obvious but unusual combination of gem materials.
Read MoreLore Kiefert
One of these contributors (PG) recently acquired a 3.91 ct drop-shaped cabochon, purchased in India as a Larimar imitation, that consisted of a ceramic material.
Read MoreThierry Pradat, Benjamin Rondeau, and Emmanuel Fritsch, October 17, 2013
An unusually large faceted fuchsite, the chromian variety of muscovite, was identified and its green colour explained.
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