Summer 2009 Gem News International

Colored Stones and Organic Materials
            Andradite from Erzincan, Eastern Turkey
            Star Apatite: First Occurrence in the Gem World
            A Chalcedony-Opal Cameo with Remarkable Inclusions
            Citrine from Andongologo, Madagascar
            “Sugarcane Emerald” from Brazil
            Orange Kyanite from Tanzania
            Rare Optical Phenomenon in Play-Of-Color Opal
            Cultured Pearls from Fiji
            Rare Necklace Made Of Natural Pearls from Different Mollusks
            Colorless Petalite and Pollucite from Laghman, Afghanistan
            Serpentine Cat’s-Eye
            Zircon Mining in Cambodia
Conference Reports
            GIT 2008
            Sinkankas Spinel Symposium
Announcements
            Gems Issue of Elements
            Responsible Jewellery Council Announces Code of Practice
 
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DATA DEPOSITORY

Andradite from Erzincan, Eastern Turkey - Electron Microprobe Data 
Submitted by Alethea Inns and Brendan M. Laurs
Summer, 2009
Colorless Petalite and Pollucite from Laghman, Afghanistan - Infrared Spectra
Submitted by Erica Emerson and Paul Johnson
Summer, 2009
Colorless Petalite and Pollucite from Laghman, Afghanistan - Faceting Notes
Submitted by Robert C. Buchannan
Summer, 2009
Cambodian Zircon Mining - Supplementary Photos
Submitted by M. H. Smith and W. A. Balmer
Summer, 2009