Spring 2005 Gem News International
Colored Stones and Organic Materials
AGTA Design Center Features Lapidary Art
Amethyst from Georgia
Amethyst and Citrine from Northwestern Namibia
Aquamarine from Mt. Antero, Colorado
Saturated Blue Aquamarine from Nigeria
Carved Chalcedony Chain
New Emerald Deposit in Xinjiang, China
Gold-in-Quartz from Mariposa County, California
Iolite from Northeastern Brazil
Kyanite Widely Available
Albitic “Moonstone” from the Morogoro Region, Tanzania
A Faceted Pezzottaite from Afghanistan
Tanzanite Marketing Initiatives
Synthetics and Simulants
Manufactured Gold/Silver-in-Quartz
GNI Regular Features
Diamonds
10.53 ct Gem-Quality Diamond from Saskatchewan, Canada
Inclusions in Gems
Spinel in Aquamarine
“Bamboo” Moonstone
Pezzottaite in Quartz
Treatments
Treated-Color Topaz from Pakistan
Conference Reports
World Diamond Conference, Perth, Australia
Miscellaneous
Burmese Faceted Rubies and the U.S. Import Ban
Announcements
Gem-A Field Trip to Brazil
Exhibits
Native American Jewelry at AMNH
Pearls at the Milwaukee Public Museum
Gems at the Hungarian Natural History Museum
Cameos at the Met
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