图森之行激起地质教授和出版商的返校热情
身为地质学家和出版商的他取得了研究宝石学家 (GG) 文凭，因此可以和访问他所运营的地球科学网站——Geology.com 的访客分享更多有关宝石材料的信息。
历史文献清单：产自纳米比亚的冲积钻石
Pink Diamonds, Russia’s Amber Room, and More…
Diamonds from the Deep: How Do Diamonds Form in the Deep Earth? (英语)
Surprisingly, diamonds do not all form in the same way, but rather they form in various environments and through varying mechanisms.
Chart: Inclusions in Natural, Synthetic, and Treated Diamond
Provides a visual guide to the internal features of natural, synthetic, and treated diamonds.
The History and Reconstruction of the Amber Room
Chronicles the history of this cultural landmark, originally assembled for the Prussian king between 1701 and 1714, and its reconstruction by the Soviet Union starting in 1979.
The Color Origin of Gem Diaspore: Correlation to Corundum
Examines the color origin of color-change diaspore, known commercially as Zultanite, and compare the effectiveness of the chromophores it shares in common with corundum.
The Gemological Characteristics of Pipi Pearls Reportedly from Pinctada maculata
Reveals the internal features and spectroscopic data of these small natural pearls and offers the means of separating them from pearls of related mollusk species.
Corundum with Spinel Corona from the Tan Huong–Truc Lau Area in Northern Vietnam
Explains the reactions responsible for the formation of a well-developed reaction rim of spinel that surrounds the corundum core in some specimens from this deposit.
Large Pargasite Inclusion in Kashmir Sapphire
Unusually large prismatic pargasite inclusions observed in a Kashmir sapphire submitted to the Carlsbad lab for origin determination.
Freshwater Pearls, Blister and Loose, with Their Host Shells
Gemological Analysis of Lightbox CVD-Grown “White” Diamonds (英语)
Lightbox, a De Beers company, has begun selling “white,” pink, and blue CVD laboratory-grown diamonds at a flat rate of $800 per carat.
A Rare Ruby from Montana
Cat’s-Eye Brazilian Paraíba Tourmaline
Chatoyant vivid blue Brazilian tourmaline is examined in the Bangkok lab.
Gilson Cat’s-Eye Synthetic Emerald
In the early 1960s, French ceramist and engineer Pierre Gilson succeeded in growing and producing flux synthetic emerald of commercially marketable quality.
Rose in Demantoid from Madagascar
Garnets have been known since antiquity. However, it was only during the late nineteenth century that the green variety demantoid—named for its “diamond-like” luster—was discovered in the Ural Mountains of Russia.
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