COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

Classification of amber based on thermal analysis. E. Ragazzi, G. Roghi, A. Giaretta, and P. Gianolla, Thermochimica Acta, Vol. 404, No. 1/2, 2003, pp. 43–54.

Death and taxes: The case of the depletion of pearl oyster beds in sixteenth century Venezuela. A. Romero, Conservation Biology, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2003, pp. 1013–1023.

Time-resolved luminescence of Cr³⁺ in topaz Al₂SiO₄(OH,F)₂. M. Gaft, L. Nagli, R. Reisfeld, G. Panczer, and M. Brestel, Journal of Luminescence, Vol. 102–103, 2003, pp. 349–356.

Diamond-bearing dykes. M. Marx, Rough Diamond Review, No. 1, June 2003, pp. 21–24.

Getting the most out of our diamonds: Namibia, De Beers and the arrival of Lev Leviev. M. Boer and R. Sherbourne, Institute of Public Policy Research, Briefing Paper No. 20, September 2003, 20 pp., www.ippr.org.na.

A guide to rough diamond classifications. Rough Diamond Review, No. 1, June 2003, pp. 9–12.

Indicator mineral and till geochemical dispersal patterns associated with the Ranch Lake kimberlite, Lac de Gras region, NWT, Canada. M. B. McClenaghan, B. C. Ward, I. M. Kjarsgaard, B. A. Kjarsgaard, D. E. Kerr, and L. A. Dredge, Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, Vol. 2, No. 4, 2002, pp. 299–320.

Laser processing of diamonds. J. Chapman, Rough Diamond Review, No. 1, June 2003, pp. 25–28.

Morphology of diamond crystals from the Bingara   Range, northern New South Wales, Australia. J. D. Hollis, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 9, 2003, pp. 350–359.

The pressures and temperatures of formation of diamond based on thermobarometry of chromian diopside inclusions. P. Nimis, Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 40, 2002, pp. 871–884.

Sierra Leone diamond sector financial constraints study. Prepared by Management Systems International under U.S. Agency for International Development Cooperative Agreement 636-A-003-00003, June 2003, 52 pp., www.peacediamonds.org (click on “Links and Publications”).

The significance of mineral inclusions in large diamonds from Yakutia, Russia. L. A. Taylor, M. Anand, P. Promprated, C. Floss, and N. V. Sobolev, American Mineralogist, Vol. 88, No. 5–6, 2003, pp. 912–920.

X-ray diamond recovery techniques. A. Clegg, Rough Diamond Review, No. 1, June 2003, pp. 14–17.

CO₂–H₂S–COS–S₈–AlO(OH)-bearing fluid inclusions in ruby from marble-hosted deposits in Luc Yen area, North Vietnam. G. Giuliani, J. Dubessy, D. Banks, H. Q. Vinh, T. Lhomme, J. Pironon, V. Garnier, P. T. Trinh, P. V. Long, D. Ohnenstetter, and D. Schwarz, Chemical Geology, Vol. 194, No. 1–3, 2003, pp. 167–185.

Geology of an amber locality in the Hukawng   Valley, northern Myanmar. R. D. Cruickshank and K. Ko, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Vol. 21, No. 5, 2003, pp. 441–455.

Genesis and gemmology of sapphires from the Nezametnoye deposit, Primorye region, Russia. A. Khanchuk, B. Zalishchak, V. Pakhomova, E. Odarichenko, and V. Sapin, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 9, 2003, pp. 369–375.

Horse-tail inclusions in demantoid garnet from Val Malenco, Italy. P. W. O. Hoskin, R. H. Grapes, H. Catchpole, and J. Klaudius, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 6, 2003, pp. 333–336.

Iron-rich chrysoberyl from Kalanga Hill, Muyombe District, north-eastern Zambia. V. Zácek and S. Vrána, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte, No. 12, 2002, pp. 529–540.

A new chrome chalcedony occurrence from Western Australia. M. J. Willing and S. M. Stocklmayer, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2003, pp. 265–279.

Origin of a dolomite-related jade deposit at Chuncheon, Korea. T-F. Yui and S-T. Kwon, Economic Geology, Vol. 97, No. 3, 2002, pp. 593–601.

Pink sapphire from southern Kerala, S. India: Implications on India-Madagascar correlation within Gondwana assembly. M. Santosh, R. Katori, S. Yoshikura, S. Higashi, and A. K. Salim, Gondwana Research, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2002, pp. 894–901.

Pressure, temperature and fluid conditions during emerald precipitation, southeastern Yukon, Canada: Fluid inclusion and stable isotope evidence. D. Marshall, L. Groat, G. Giuliani, D. Murphy, D. Mattey, T. S. Ercit, M. A. Wise, W. Wengzynowski, and W. D. Eaton, Chemical Geology, Vol. 194, No. 1–3, 2003, pp. 187–199.

Some lesser known Australian opals. G. Browne, Gemmologie: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 51, No. 2–3, 2002, pp. 97–106.

Spectroscopic studies of spessartine from Brazilian pegmatites. S. G. Eeckhout, C. Castañeda, A. C. M. Ferreira, A. C. S. Sabioni, E. de Grave, and D. C. L. Vasconcelos, American Mineralogist, Vol. 87, No. 10, 2002, pp. 1297–1306.

Cathodoluminescence of diamonds. W. Taylor, Rough Diamond Review, No. 1, June 2003, pp. 38–42.

A compilation of infrared absorption spectra of some specific gemstones as an aid to their identification. S. Fernandes, M. Khan, and G. Choudhary, Australian Gemmologist, Vol. 21, No. 9, 2003, pp. 361–367.

Identification of B jade by Raman spectroscopy. E. Zu, D. Chen, and P. Zhang, Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2003, pp. 64–66 [in Chinese with English abstract].

Mineralogy and alteration of Chinese archaic jade artifacts. H.-H. Tsien and J.-N. Fang, Western Pacific Earth Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2002, pp. 239–250.

He turned web site in the rough into online jewel. B. Acohido, USA Today, October 20, 2003, p. 5B.

Natural versus hydrothermal synthetic Russian red beryl: Chemical composition and spectroscopic measurements. M. Fumagalli, L. Prosperi, A. Pavese, and S. Bordiga, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2003, pp. 291–301.

A note on sky-blue glass with needle-like inclusions. J. M. Duroc-Danner, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2003, pp. 280–282.

Behavior of Brazilian Imperial topaz at high temperature. A. C. S. Sabioni, G. M. da Costa, J. M. Dereppe, C. Moreaux, and C. M. Ferreira, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2003, pp. 283–290.

The billionaire who cracked De Beers. P. Berman and L. Goldman, Forbes, September 15, 2003, pp. 109–116.

Birefringence vs. double refraction divergence. R. Cartier, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2002, pp. 223–226.

Doubling of images in gemstones. D. B. Sturman and M. E. Back, Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2002, pp. 210–222.

“Hot money” and daring consumption in a northern Malagasy sapphire-mining town. A. Walsh, American Ethnologist, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2003, pp. 290–305.

Jurisdiction over offshore diamond mining. L. E. Moller. Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2003, pp. 168–185.

Safeguarding rough diamonds. R. Corfield, Rough Diamond Review, No. 1, June 2003, pp. 32, 35–37.