Summer 2002 Gem News International
AGU Meeting Examines Diamond Provenance
GSA Meeting Reports on Western U.S. Gem Occurrences
Report from the 3rd World Diamond Conference, Vancouver
Diamonds
New Round Diamond Cuts
Colored Stones and Organic Materials
Benitoite Recovery and Cutting: Significant Progress
Cassiterite from Viloco, Bolivia
Emerald with Feldspar Matrix from Brazil
Sunstone Feldspar from Tanzania
Update on Namibian Demantoid Garnet
Unusual Kyanite from Brazil
South Sea Cultured Pearls with Broken Beads
Some Developments in Freshwater Cultured and “Keshi” Pearls
New Sapphire Locality in Afghanistan
Elbaite-Liddicoatite Tourmaline from Vietnam
Green Zoisite Reappears
Synthetics and Simulants
Massive Fuchsite Imitations of Emerald
Unusual Synthetic Rubies
Treatments
Another Identification Criterion for Imitation Asterism Produced by Surface Scratching
Irradiated Color-Change Fluorite
Announcements
Now Available: extraLapis English
Conferences
Natural Glasses Scheduled for France in August
Diamond 2002 Will Take Place in Spain in September
Hong Kong Jewellery and Watch Fair Scheduled for September
Exhibits
Pearls Exhibit at the Field Museum
Diamond Exhibition in Antwerp
To view the full section, download the PDF above.
