Winter 2010 Gem News International
Amber with Mineral Inclusions
Additional Field Research on Tibetan Andesine
Aquamarine and Heliodor from Indochina
Dark Blue Aquamarine from Tsaramanga, Madagascar
Diopside from Pakistan
Record-Breaking Emerald Discovered in Hiddenite, North Carolina
Emerald-in-Matrix from Bahia, Brazil
5th Century Garnet Jewelry from Romania
Natural Pearl Diving Off the Coast of Bahrain
Update on Ruby and Sapphire Mining in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Rediscovery of Sapphires in Central France
Update on Sapphire Mining in Southern Madagascar
A Strongly Thermoluminescent Spodumene
“Neon” Blue-To-Green Cu- and Mn-Bearing Liddicoatite Tourmaline
Instruments and Techniques
Use Your LCD Screen as a Gemological Tool
Smartphone Photomicrography
Synthetics and Simulants
Filled Copal Imitation of Amber
Glass with Crystalline Aggregates
Synthetic Ruby Specimen Sold as Natural
Miscellaneous
Louis XV’s Golden Fleece—Recreated
Conference Reports
20th Annual Goldschmidt Conference
Carpathian and Balkan Geological Association (CBGA) meeting
European Diamond Conference
5th International Workshop on Provenance and Properties of Gems and Geo-Materials
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