Spring 2015 - Volume 51, Issue 1
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Metadescription: Review of Van Cleef & Arpels: Treasures and Legends, by Vincent Meylan.
Books: Van Cleef & Arpels: Treasures and Legends

Review of Van Cleef & Arpels: Treasures and Legends, by Vincent Meylan.

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Wonders within Gemstones II
Wonders Within Gemstones II

Review of Wonders Within Gemstones II, by Anthony de Goutiere

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Gem inventory at Tucson
Tucson 2015

A summary of the findings at Tucson’s 2015 gem shows.

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Diamond within black diamond
Diamond in Diamond

A Fancy black round brilliant diamond has an inclusion that is revealed to be a natural diamond crystal.

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Pastel pyrope
Color-Change Garnets from Tanzania

Striking Tanzanian garnets showing color shifting at the Riverpark Inn (Pueblo) show in Tucson.

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Purple quahog pearl
Large Natural Quahog Pearl

A purple non-nacreous specimen is revealed to be a natural northern quahog pearl.

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Blue chrysocolla in quartz
Chrysocolla In Quartz

A gemological examination of chrysocolla in quartz from Tucson’s AGTA show.

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Melee-set pendant
HPHT Synthetic Diamond Melee in High-Quality Jewelry Piece

The New York lab discovers a synthetic melee diamond in a pendant, underscoring the importance of testing for undisclosed synthetics.

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Baroque Chinese freshwater cultured pearls
Chinese Freshwater Pearl Culturing, Overall Market Summary

A review of Chinese freshwater cultured pearl production, with an update on the market for Tahitian, South Sea, and akoya cultured pearls.

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Four “ginger” garnets
Ginger Garnet, “Fancy” Tanzanite

Garnets and a wide variety of tanzanite at the Tucson gem shows.

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