Gem News International

Summer 2012 Gem News International

Colored Stones and Organic Materials

Burmese Amber Update

Aquamarine from San Bernardino County, California

Trapiche Aquamarine from Namibia

Champagne/Imperial Garnet from Lindi Province, Tanzania

Rainbow Moonstone from Zambia

Morganite from Ethiopia

Large Natural-Color Freshwater Cultured Pearls with Drilled Beads

Ruby and Sapphire Rush Near Didy, Madagascar

Beryllium-Bearing Nano-Inclusions Identified in Untreated Madagascar Sapphire

Blue Sapphire Discovery near Kataragama, Sri Lanka

Sapphire and Ruby Carvings from Vietnam

Color Suites of Zoisite from Tanzania

Synthetics and Simulants

Partially Devitrified Glass Imitation of Hemimorphite

Coated Quartz Imitation of Rubellite Tourmaline

Conference Reports

10th Annual Sinkankas Symposium—Topaz

Miscellaneous

Myanmar Gem Emporium and GEO Myanmar 2012

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