Spring 1997 Gem News International
Diamonds
"Opalescent" and other Unusual Diamonds
Diamond "Pearls"
Colored Stones
Andradite from Arizona
Carved Aquamarine with Natural Crystal Faces
Cat's-Eye Chrysoberyl
Unusual Trapiche Emerald
The Return of Jet
"Bicolor" Labradorite
"Rainbow" Obsidian Hearts
Botryoidal White Opal from Milford, Utah
Petrified Palm Wood as an Ornamental Material
Drusy Iridescent Pyrite from Russia
"Wasp-Tail" Citrine/Smoky Quartz
Quartz with "Rainbow" Hematite Inclusions
And with Pyrite Inclusions
Orange Sapphire and other Gems from the Tundura Region
Tanzanite in Abundance: Gem Carvings and "Enhydro" Crystal Section
Tourmaline from the Neu Schwaben Region, Namibia: a Major New Player
Treatments
Gold-Electroplated Jade and Silver Ore
Synthetics and Simulants
Assembled Stones Using Inset Gem Material
Red and Purple Hydrothermal Synthetic Beryl
Dichroic Glass as an Opal Imitation
Aventurescent Synthetic Quartz
Synthetic Opal in Glass
Miscellaneous
"Amphoragems"
Announcements
Gems & Gemology Wins Three Out of Five
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