EDITORIAL STAFF
| Editor-in-Chief Duncan Pay | Editors, Lab Notes Thomas M. Moses Shane F. McClure | Contributing Editors James E. Shigley Andy Lucas 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 |
| Editor Jennifer-Lynn Archuleta | Editors, Gem News Emmanuel Fritsch Gagan Choudhary Christopher M. Breeding | Customer Service Martha Erickson 1(760) 603-4502 |
| Technical Editors Tao Hsu Jennifer Stone-Sundberg | Editorial Assistants Brooke Goedert Erin Hogarth |
PRODUCTION STAFF
| Creative Director Faizah Bhatti | Photographer Robert Weldon | |
| Production and Multimedia Specialist Juan Zanuharia | Photo/Video Producer Kevin Schumacher | |
| Multimedia Specialist Christopher Cruz Christopher Bonine | Video Production Pedro Padua Nancy Powers Betsy Winans |
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
| Ahmadjan Abduriyim Tokyo, Japan | A. J. A. (Bram) Janse Perth, Australia | Nathan Renfro Carlsbad, California |
| Timothy Adams San Diego, California | E. Alan Jobbins Caterham, UK | Benjamin Rondeau Nantes, France |
| Edward W. Boehm Chattanooga, Tennessee | Mary L. Johnson San Diego, California | George R. Rossman Pasadena, California |
| James E. Butler Washington, DC | Anthony R. Kampf Los Angeles, California | Andy Shen Wuhan, China |
| Alan T. Collins London, UK | Robert E. Kane Helena, Montana | Guanghai Shi Beijing, China |
| John L. Emmett Brush Prairie, Washington | Stefanos Karampelas Basel, Switzerland | James E. Shigley Carlsbad, California |
| Emmanuel Fritsch Nantes, France | Lore Kiefert Lucerne, Switzerland | Elisabeth Strack Hamburg, Germany |
| Eloïse Gaillou Paris, France | Ren Lu Wuhan, China | Fanus Viljoen Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Gaston Giuliani Nancy, France | Thomas M. Moses New York, New York | Wuyi Wang New York, New York |
| Jaroslav Hyršl Prague, Czech Republic | p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Times} Aaron Palke Brisbane, Australia | Christopher M. Welbourn Reading, UK |
SUBSCRIPTION
Copies of the current issue may be purchased for $29.95 plus shipping. Subscriptions are $79.99 for one year (4 issues) in the U.S. and $99.99 elsewhere. Canadian subscribers should add GST. Discounts are available for group subscriptions, GIA alumni, and current GIA students. To purchase print subscriptions, visit store.gia.edu or contact Customer Service. For institutional rates, contact Customer Service.
To purchase subscriptions visit the GIA store or contact Customer Service.
DATABASE COVERAGE
Gems & Gemology is abstracted in Thomson Reuters products (Current Contents: Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences and Science Citation Index-Expanded, including the Web of Knowledge) and other databases:
| Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) | Current Abstracts | ProQuest/Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/CSA Illumina |
| AESIS (Australian Earth Sciences Information System) | Current Contents | Referativnyi Zhurnal |
| Applied Science & Technology Full Text/Abstracts/Index | GeoArchive | Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies |
| Biography Index | GEOBASE | Scopus/SciVerse (Elsevier) |
| Book Review Digest Plus | GeoRef | Speleological Abstracts |
| British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) | Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology | TOC Premier (Table of Contents) |
| Chemical Abstracts | ingenta | Web of Science |
| CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information) | Mineralogical Abstracts | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Mega Edition |
| Computers & Applied Sciences Complete | PASCAL (INIST) | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Select |
AUTHOR GUIDELINES
Gems & Gemology, a peer-reviewed journal, welcomes the submission of articles on all aspects of the field. Please see the Guidelines for Authors at www.gia.edu/gems-gemology-author-guidelines or contact the Managing Editor. Letters on articles published in G&G are also welcome. Please note that Field Reports, Lab Notes, and Gem News International entries are not peer-reviewed sections, but do undergo technical and editorial review.
COPYRIGHT AND REPRINT PERMISSION
Abstracting is permitted with credit to the source. Libraries are permitted to photocopy beyond the limits of U.S. copy right law for private use of patrons. Instructors are permitted to photocopy isolated articles for noncommercial classroom use without fee. Copying of the photographs by any means other than traditional photocopying techniques (Xerox, etc.) is prohibited without the express permission of the photographer (where listed) or author of the article in which the photo appears (where no photographer is listed). For other copying, reprint, or republication permission, please contact the Managing Editor.
Gems & Gemology is published quarterly by the Gemological Institute of America, a nonprofit educational organization for the gem and jewelry industry.
Any opinions expressed in signed articles are understood to be opinions of the authors and not of the publisher.
EDITORIAL STAFF
| Editor-in-Chief Duncan Pay | Editors, Lab Notes Thomas M. Moses Shane F. McClure | Contributing Editors James E. Shigley Andy Lucas 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 |
| Editor Jennifer-Lynn Archuleta | Editors, Gem News Emmanuel Fritsch Gagan Choudhary Christopher M. Breeding | Customer Service Martha Erickson 1(760) 603-4502 |
| Technical Editors Tao Hsu Jennifer Stone-Sundberg | Editorial Assistants Brooke Goedert Erin Hogarth |
PRODUCTION STAFF
| Creative Director Faizah Bhatti | Photographer Robert Weldon | |
| Production and Multimedia Specialist Juan Zanuharia | Photo/Video Producer Kevin Schumacher | |
| Multimedia Specialist Christopher Cruz Christopher Bonine | Video Production Pedro Padua Nancy Powers Betsy Winans |
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
| Ahmadjan Abduriyim Tokyo, Japan | A. J. A. (Bram) Janse Perth, Australia | Nathan Renfro Carlsbad, California |
| Timothy Adams San Diego, California | E. Alan Jobbins Caterham, UK | Benjamin Rondeau Nantes, France |
| Edward W. Boehm Chattanooga, Tennessee | Mary L. Johnson San Diego, California | George R. Rossman Pasadena, California |
| James E. Butler Washington, DC | Anthony R. Kampf Los Angeles, California | Andy Shen Wuhan, China |
| Alan T. Collins London, UK | Robert E. Kane Helena, Montana | Guanghai Shi Beijing, China |
| John L. Emmett Brush Prairie, Washington | Stefanos Karampelas Basel, Switzerland | James E. Shigley Carlsbad, California |
| Emmanuel Fritsch Nantes, France | Lore Kiefert Lucerne, Switzerland | Elisabeth Strack Hamburg, Germany |
| Eloïse Gaillou Paris, France | Ren Lu Wuhan, China | Fanus Viljoen Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Gaston Giuliani Nancy, France | Thomas M. Moses New York, New York | Wuyi Wang New York, New York |
| Jaroslav Hyršl Prague, Czech Republic | p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Times} Aaron Palke Brisbane, Australia | Christopher M. Welbourn Reading, UK |
SUBSCRIPTION
Copies of the current issue may be purchased for $29.95 plus shipping. Subscriptions are $79.99 for one year (4 issues) in the U.S. and $99.99 elsewhere. Canadian subscribers should add GST. Discounts are available for group subscriptions, GIA alumni, and current GIA students. To purchase print subscriptions, visit store.gia.edu or contact Customer Service. For institutional rates, contact Customer Service.
To purchase subscriptions visit the GIA store or contact Customer Service.
DATABASE COVERAGE
Gems & Gemology is abstracted in Thomson Reuters products (Current Contents: Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences and Science Citation Index-Expanded, including the Web of Knowledge) and other databases:
| Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) | Current Abstracts | ProQuest/Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/CSA Illumina |
| AESIS (Australian Earth Sciences Information System) | Current Contents | Referativnyi Zhurnal |
| Applied Science & Technology Full Text/Abstracts/Index | GeoArchive | Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies |
| Biography Index | GEOBASE | Scopus/SciVerse (Elsevier) |
| Book Review Digest Plus | GeoRef | Speleological Abstracts |
| British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) | Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology | TOC Premier (Table of Contents) |
| Chemical Abstracts | ingenta | Web of Science |
| CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information) | Mineralogical Abstracts | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Mega Edition |
| Computers & Applied Sciences Complete | PASCAL (INIST) | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Select |
AUTHOR GUIDELINES
Gems & Gemology, a peer-reviewed journal, welcomes the submission of articles on all aspects of the field. Please see the Guidelines for Authors at www.gia.edu/gems-gemology-author-guidelines or contact the Managing Editor. Letters on articles published in G&G are also welcome. Please note that Field Reports, Lab Notes, and Gem News International entries are not peer-reviewed sections, but do undergo technical and editorial review.
COPYRIGHT AND REPRINT PERMISSION
Abstracting is permitted with credit to the source. Libraries are permitted to photocopy beyond the limits of U.S. copy right law for private use of patrons. Instructors are permitted to photocopy isolated articles for noncommercial classroom use without fee. Copying of the photographs by any means other than traditional photocopying techniques (Xerox, etc.) is prohibited without the express permission of the photographer (where listed) or author of the article in which the photo appears (where no photographer is listed). For other copying, reprint, or republication permission, please contact the Managing Editor.
Gems & Gemology is published quarterly by the Gemological Institute of America, a nonprofit educational organization for the gem and jewelry industry.
Any opinions expressed in signed articles are understood to be opinions of the authors and not of the publisher.