Hunting for “Jedi” Spinels in Mogok
Documents a series of visits to Myanmar in search of exceptionally bright pinkish red spinels possessing no dark tones.
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Near-Colorless HPHT Synthetic Diamonds from AOTC Group
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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Blue Sapphires from the Baw Mar Mine in Mogok
Reports on the microscopic, chemical, and spectroscopic features that differentiate the high-quality Baw Mar sapphire from “classic” gem-quality Burmese sapphire.
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A Look Inside a Remarkably Large Beaded South Sea Cultured Pearl
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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