Examines China’s eminent role in the gem and jewelry industry, as a manufacturer and a consumer market, and its impact on the global trade.
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Microradiography reveals wire fillings within a “pearl” created from two separate specimens.
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Presents the gemological and spectroscopic properties of a suite of synthetic diamonds grown by AOTC using high pressure and high temperature.
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A study of the nacre and the cavity of a large Pinctada maxima cultured pearl yields a theory on the specimen’s formation.
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Documents a series of visits to Myanmar in search of exceptionally bright pinkish red spinels possessing no dark tones.
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Lead-glass-filled orangy yellow sapphire undergoes laboratory observation.
Read MoreOverview and commentary on the 2013 Russian Diamonds and Jewellery article “New Reality of the Russian Jewellery Market.”
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A review of the new edition of Gem Identification Made Easy by Antoinette Matlins
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Overview and commentary on the 2013 Rocks & Minerals article “The Heritage Auction of the Hoppel Collection.”
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past gems & gemology issues
Winter 2024
Volume 60, Issue 4
Fall 2024
Volume 60, Issue 3
Summer 2024
Volume 60, Issue 2
Spring 2024
Volume 60, Issue 1
Winter 2023
Volume 59, Issue 4
