Gems & GemologyGems & Gemology, Fall 2020, Vol. 56, No. 3

Fall 2020 G&G Publication Information

EDITORIAL STAFF

Editor-in-Chief 
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Editors, Lab Notes 
Thomas M. Moses
Shane F. McClure

Contributing Editors 
James E. Shigley
Raquel Alonso-Perez
Donna Beaton

Managing Editor 
Stuart D. Overlin

Editors, Micro-World 
Nathan Renfro
Elise A. Skalwold
John I. Koivula

Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
Alice S. Keller

Associate Editor
Brooke Goedert

Editors, Gem News 
Emmanuel Fritsch
Gagan Choudhary
Christopher M. Breeding

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London, UK

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Beijing, China

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Carlsbad, California

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Manama, Bahrain​

James E. Shigley
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John L. Emmett
Brush Prairie, Washington

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Lucerne, Switzerland

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Hamburg, Germany

Emmanuel Fritsch
Nantes, France

Simon Lawson
Maidenhead, UK

Nicholas Sturman
Bangkok, Thailand

Eloïse Gaillou
Paris, France

Ren Lu
Wuhan, China

Fanus Viljoen
Johannesburg, South Africa

Al Gilbertson
Carlsbad, California

Thomas M. Moses
New York, New York

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Gaston Giuliani
Nancy, France

Aaron Palke
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Reading, UK

Lee A. Groat
Vancouver, Canada

Ilene Reinitz
Chicago, Illinois

Chunhui Zhou
New York, New York

Yunbin Guan
Pasadena, California

Nathan Renfro
Carlsbad, California

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Leiden, The Netherlands​

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