Summer 2007 Gem News International
Diamonds
Bar Code Technology Applied to Diamonds
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling may Affect Viability of Some Diamond Cut Patents
Colored Stones and Organic Materials
First Discovery of Amazonite in Mexico
Astorite: A Rhodonite-Rich Rock from Colorado
Color-Change Bastnäsite-(Ce) from Pakistan
Citrine with Pyrite Inclusions
Unusual Danburite Pair
Fluorite from Ethiopia
Heliodor and Other Beryls from Connecticut
Cat’s-Eye K-Feldspar and other Chatoyant Gems from Tanzania
Green Opal
Chinese Akoya Cultured Pearls
Pyrope-Almandine from Tanzania
Pink-to-Red Tourmaline from Myanmar
Synthetics and Simulants
Glass Object with Circular Bands
Heat-Treated Kashan Flux-Grown Synthetic Ruby
Synthetic Star Sapphire with Hexagonal Features
Pink Synthetic Spinel Colored by Iron
A New Imitation of Imperial Topaz
Miscellaneous
KPMG Report Predicts Growth for the Global Jewelry Industry
Conference Reports
Sinkankas Symposium: The Jades
Announcements
New CIBJO Blue Book Available
AGTA Spectrum Awards Competition
Exhibits
Exhibits at the GIA Museum in Carlsbad
Gold at AMNH
Wine and Gems in Dijon
Jewelry of Ben Nighthorse
Gems! Colors of Light and Stone at the Bowers Museum
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Additional Figures
Submitted by Laurent Massi
July 30, 2007