The first report of iridescent andradite from China.
Read MoreExamines dissolution features of heliodor and green beryl from a Ukrainian pegmatite field and offers criteria to distinguish them from samples found in other localities.
Read MoreAt the AGTA show, Equatorian Imports showed this contributor two pieces of emerald with a very rare double-trapiche pattern
Read MoreThis contributor encountered parcels of rough and faceted scapolite that appeared strongly zoned to the unaided eye.
Read MoreThis stone was a good example of a very rare natural diamond exhibiting synthetic growth characteristics.
Read MoreDescribes the occurrence of iridescence, and the role of differential etching, in quartz crystals from India’s Jalgaon District.
Read MoreAn overview of the Spring 2023 Gems & Gemology content.
Read MoreA look at plastic deformation, one of the most prevalent features in natural diamond.
Read MoreExamination of a grayish blue CVD laboratory-grown diamond indicates its color was caused by both the GR1 and SiV– centers.
Read MoreThis installment of “Colored Stones Unearthed” covers gemstones that formed in magmatic environments and the insights they offer into the evolution of the earth and the geological processes that shaped our world.
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