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Guardians of Trust: GIA’s Innovative Research, Instruments and Services
Russell Shor, September 20, 2019
GIA’s services and instruments have grown in importance and impact as new gem treatments and laboratory-grown gems have entered the market.
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Large Blue and Colourless HPHT Synthetic Diamonds
Wuyi Wang and Terry Poon, May 27, 2016
Five large HPHT synthetic diamonds, examined at GIA’s Hong Kong lab, indicate the advances that HPHT growth technology has made in quality and size.
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Autumn 2015 G&G: Trapiche Emeralds, Synthetic Diamonds and a Large Diamond Source
Russell Shor, November 4, 2015
G&G Brief presents an overview of the content of the Autumn 2015 issue of Gems & Gemology.
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Autumn 2016 G&G: CVD Synthetic Diamonds Survey, Reversible Colour Change in Blue Zircon
Jennifer-Lynn Archuleta, October 31, 2016
A summary of the content found in the Autumn 2016 issue of Gems & Gemology.
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Photoluminescence Review and Gem Material from Unusual Locales in the Spring 2016 G&G
Jennifer-Lynn Archuleta, April 26, 2016
A summary of the content in the Spring 2016 issue of Gems & Gemology.
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Summer 2015 G&G: Dual-Stars, Photomicrography Guide, Rubies from Tajikistan, New Micro-World Section
Russell Shor, August 14, 2015
G&G Brief presents an overview of the content of the Summer 2015 issue of Gems & Gemology.
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Shell Pearl as a Pearl Imitation
Jessie Yixin Zhou and Chunhui Zhou, July 25, 2014
Examination of commercially-available "shell pearls" reveals imitation material.
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Books: The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita and Beyond, 1950–1990
Elyse Zorn Karlin, October 31, 2014
Review of Martin Chapman and Amanda Triossi’s The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita and Beyond, 1950–1990.
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Fancy Black NPD Synthetic Diamond
Paul Johnson and Kyaw Soe Moe, April 30, 2014
Testing reveals the first synthetic nano-polycrystalline diamond (NPD) to be detected by a gem lab.
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Books: Jewels of the Romanovs: Family & Court
Timothy Adams, October 31, 2014
Review of Stefano Papi’s Jewels of the Romanovs: Family & Court.
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