This article, from the Summer 2009 issue of Gems & Gemmology, is a compilation of abstracts of important gemmology-related articles published outside of Gems & Gemmology.
Read MoreThis article presents the first complete gemmological characterisation of the historic 128.48 ct Brazilian diamond known as the Star of the South.
Read MoreA treatise on the design, display, care and repair of fine gemstones.
Read MoreAn overview of some of the most fabulous and famous diamonds that Harry Winston has known.
Read Morethis article reviews the rise of the modern diamond cutting industry in India and its impact on the world diamond trade
Read MoreSeveral famous and historical gemstones in the Smithsonian's collection are examined and reported on.
Read MoreThis second major article in a three-dimensional modelling study analyses fire – the visible extent of light dispersed into spectral colours.
Read MoreEight decades after the Cullinan diamond was mined, a team of gemmologists examined the two famous gems that were created from it to become part of the Crown Jewels of England.
Read MoreWith the information from a combination of tools now available, the sophisticated gemmologist can fingerprint a given stone.
Read MoreBy Dorothy McFerrin, publ. by the McFerrin Foundation, College Station, Texas, 2013, US $125 (£74)
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