
Gemfields 2015 年看到(更多)希望:红宝石产量将翻一番
Gemfields 是一家宝石开采上市公司,正在进行在莫桑比克蒙特普埃兹红宝石矿山的重大开采,该矿山是它两年前委托他人进行开采的。

图书:《红宝石和蓝宝石:收藏家指南》(Ruby & Sapphire: A Collector’s Guide)
关于 Richard Hughes 的 《红宝石与蓝宝石:收藏家指南》 (Ruby & Sapphire: A Collector’s Guide) 的书评。


图书:《宝格丽的艺术:甜蜜生活年代及延续至今的无限精彩,1950-1990 年回顾展》 (The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita and Beyond, 1950–1990)
图书:《宝格丽的艺术:甜蜜生活年代及延续至今的无限精彩,1950-1990 年回顾展》 (The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita and Beyond, 1950–1990) (作者:Martin Chapman 和 Amanda Triossi)的书评。


卓越的档案馆:Richard T. Liddicoat 宝石学图书馆庆祝其成立 25 周年
图书馆藏有关于宝石和珠宝历史的一些最稀有和最备受推崇的书籍,从哲学家 Pliny《博物志》(Natural History) 的 31 个不同版本(包括 1496 年发表的副本)到宝石行业中最重要的作品 — George Frederick Kunz 的《北美珠宝和宝石》(Gems and Precious Stones of North America)。


中国广东的硬玉加工和贸易中心
加入 GIA 团队,参观中国广东省繁华的硬玉交易中心。 随着行业领导者对错综复杂的宝石细节(复杂细节也是文化不可或缺的一部分)作出解释说明,您将观察到到少数西方人所理解的市场。

图书:《独特设计:Donna Schneier 藏品中的当代珠宝》 (Unique by Design: Contemporary Jewelry in the Donna Schneier Collection)
《独特设计:Donna Schneier 藏品中的当代珠宝》 (Unique by Design: Contemporary Jewelry in the Donna Schneier Collection) (作者:Suzanne Ramljak)的书评。



图书:《肯塔基州玛瑙:联邦州的州岩和矿物珍品》 (Kentucky Agate: State Rock and Mineral Treasure of the Commonwealth) Douglas Kennedy
Review of Ronald McIntosh and Warren Anderson's Kentucky Agate: State Rock and Mineral Treasure of the Commonwealth.


Shell Pearl as a Pearl Imitation
Examination of commercially-available “shell pearls” reveals imitation material.

Challenges and Opportunities
An overview of the Summer 2014 issue of Gems & Gemology, plus thoughts on the journal's future.

Flux-Grown Synthetic Ruby with Hydrothermal Synthetic Seed Crystal
An unusual synthetic ruby, combining a hydrothermal ruby seed and flux ruby overgrowth, is examined at the Carlsbad lab.

Composite Coral Veneer Glued to Artificial Matrix
Items presented as red coral are revealed by testing to be composite coral veneers over an artificial matrix.

Color Phenomena of Blue Amber
Investigates the presence of fluorescence, rather than iridescence, as the cause of color in blue amber from the Dominican Republic and Indonesia.

祖母绿的三相式内含物及其对原产地鉴定的影响 (英语)
Discusses the role of three-phase inclusions in emerald, in combination with spectroscopy and trace-element analysis, in determining geographic origin.

Experimental Studies on the Heat Treatment of Baltic Amber
Amber samples were heat-treated, using various procedures and parameters, in an effort to reproduce materials found in the jewelry market.

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