Diamonds
Australia’s Ellendale Diamond Mine Opens
Colored Stones and Organic Materials
Aquamarine and Spessartine from Tanzania
Brown Beryl from Mozambique
Yellowish Green and Green Chrysoberyl from Ilakaka, Madagascar
“Tashmarine”: Diopside from Central Asia
Carved Emeralds from the Malagana Archeological Site in Colombia
Hemimorphite from Congo
Jeremejevite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia
New Morganite Mine in Madagascar
Update on Some Namibian Gem localities
Some Interesting New Opals from Brazil
Bicolored Spessartine from Brazil
Pink/Yellow Spodumene from Afghanistan
Synthetics and Simulants
Some Glass Imitations Encountered in Namibia
Plastic and Steel Pearl Imitations
Miscellaneous
Gem Cutting Factories in Namibia
Conference Reports
Gemstone Deposits of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region
Gemological Reports at Namibian Geological Conference
Announcements
Yearly Updates to the G&G “Twenty Year” Index
New Map of Russian Gem Resources
Conferences
Australian Diamond Conference Scheduled for December in Perth
ICA Congress Will Occur in Jaipur, India, in January 2003
Exhibits
GIA Museum Exhibits in Carlsbad
Events at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Gems at the Bowers Museum Extended
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Diamonds
Australia’s Ellendale Diamond Mine Opens
Colored Stones and Organic Materials
Aquamarine and Spessartine from Tanzania
Brown Beryl from Mozambique
Yellowish Green and Green Chrysoberyl from Ilakaka, Madagascar
“Tashmarine”: Diopside from Central Asia
Carved Emeralds from the Malagana Archeological Site in Colombia
Hemimorphite from Congo
Jeremejevite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia
New Morganite Mine in Madagascar
Update on Some Namibian Gem localities
Some Interesting New Opals from Brazil
Bicolored Spessartine from Brazil
Pink/Yellow Spodumene from Afghanistan
Synthetics and Simulants
Some Glass Imitations Encountered in Namibia
Plastic and Steel Pearl Imitations
Miscellaneous
Gem Cutting Factories in Namibia
Conference Reports
Gemstone Deposits of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region
Gemological Reports at Namibian Geological Conference
Announcements
Yearly Updates to the G&G “Twenty Year” Index
New Map of Russian Gem Resources
Conferences
Australian Diamond Conference Scheduled for December in Perth
ICA Congress Will Occur in Jaipur, India, in January 2003
Exhibits
GIA Museum Exhibits in Carlsbad
Events at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Gems at the Bowers Museum Extended
To view the full section, download the PDF above.