Summer 2021 G&G Publication Information

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About the Cover

John McDevitt King’s mixed-media painting “Overblue” illustrates how gems and fine art are intertwined. The artist acknowledges the subtle effects of fluorescence on diamond appearance—usually none. But when fluorescence is strong, it may soften the light/dark contrast with a unique glow. The proportions of the sketched diamonds relate to the reported occurrence of fluorescence strength, starting with the most common (None to Faint) and receding to Medium to Strong, all the way to the scarcely encountered Very Strong. King, a longtime senior leader of GIA’s laboratory, is an author of G&G’s Winter 1997 fluorescence article and many others.

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