A report from the 75th Swiss Gemmological Society Conference and European Gemmological Symposium, held in Zermatt, Switzerland June 30–July 1, 2017.

A green step-cut synthetic specimen hosts inclusions that provide insight into its growth method.

High-quality amazonite currently available in the jewelry market is tested at GIA’s Carlsbad laboratory.

A devotional object in the baroque style is on a brief European tour through the new year.

An emerald rough displays a large, multiphase inclusion suspended in fluid.

Synthetic overgrowth caused by two different types of treatment are found on two samples in the Tokyo lab.

A uniquely shaped freshwater pearl is examined in the New York lab.

GIA’s new screening device accurately identifies an HPHT-grown melee diamond.

Two stones with unusual bodycolor are identified as precious opal.

A response to the Summer 2017 Lab Note on CVD synthetic overgrowth on a natural diamond.

A diamond with a previously unseen clarity characteristic is seen in GIA’s Carlsbad lab.

Review of Italian Jewelry in the 20th Century by Melissa Gabardi.

Review of Fine Jewelry Couture: Contemporary Heirlooms by Olivier Dupon.

Review of Cartier Magician: High Jewelry and Precious Objects by François Chaille.

A review of Gemstone Carvings: The Masterworks of Harold Van Pelt at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California.

Review of Jeweler’s Enameling Workshop: Techniques and Projects for Making Enameled Jewelry by Pauline Warg.

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