Spring 2017 G&G: Brazil’s Diamond Production, Cuprian Liddicoatite, Silicon in Corundum, and Tucson Coverage
Jennifer-Lynn Archuleta, May 8, 2017A summary of the Spring 2017 issue of Gems & Gemology.
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Designer’s Award-Winning Jewelry Helps Reclaim Family History
Jaime Kautsky, May 8, 2017 Topics: Design, Education, JewelryA GIA JDT graduate and the grand prize winner of the Revere Academy’s 2016 Tahitian Pearl Jewelry Design Contest reclaims her family’s jewelry heritage.
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Get Started on 2017 Continuing Education Recognition Program
Amanda J. Luke, May 8, 2017 Topics: Assembled StoneThis media-rich, interactive program makes it possible for GIA graduates to stay up to date with the latest gem and jewelry news and information.
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Synthetics
A Synthetic Diamond Overgrowth on a Natural Diamond
Author: Kyaw Soe Moe, Paul Johnson, Ulrika D’Haenens-Johansson, and Wuyi Wang , May 1 Topics Chemical Composition, Identification, Recent Findings, Synthesis ProcessAnalysis of a diamond graded Fancy blue revealed a CVD synthetic overgrowth on natural diamond.
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Pinctada maculata (Pipi) Bead-Cultured Blister Pearls Attached to Their Shells
Promlikit Kessrapong, Kwanreun Lawanwong, and Nicholas Sturman, April 25, 2017 Topics: Ongoing ResearchA study on four Pinctada maculata cultured blister pearls originating from Penrhyn Island.
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A Study of Sapphire from Chanthaburi, Thailand and its Gemological Characteristics
Sudarat Saeseaw, Supharart Sangsawong, Wim Vertriest, Ungkhana Atikarnsakul, Victoria Liliane Raynaud-Flattot, Charuwan Khowpong, and Vararut Weeramonkhonlert, April 19, 2017 Topics: Ongoing ResearchA report from the GIA Laboratory in Bangkok presents their findings on 59 blue sapphire samples obtained from a miner in the Khao Ploy Waen area, Chanthaburi.
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