Gem News InternationalGems & Gemology, Summer 1992, Volume 28, No. 2

Summer 1992 Gem News International

Diamonds Claim-Staking Rush in Canada International Diamond Technical Symposium in Israel Prospecting Reveals Kimberlite Pipes in Ukraine Small Industrials in Uzbekistan DeBeers and the Republic of Sakha Sign Sales Agreement Visit to a Small Diamond-Mining Operation in South Africa DeBeers Signs Prospecting Agreement with Tanzania Zaire Produced Fewer Diamonds Zaire Tightens Trade Regulations Colored Stones Exotic "Jewel" Beetles Cat's-Eye Golden Beryl Garnets from Egypt Large Jadeite Boulder Gemstones from Laos Attractive Meteorite Jewelry Black Mabe "Pearls" and Simulants (from Nautilus Shell) Rare Gemstones from Quebec Tajikistan to Develop Gem Resources Enhancements Acrylic Coating of Gem Materials Dyed Massive Beryl and Quartz Resembling Ornamental Gems Beryl Beads with Multiple Color Enhancements Treatable "Concrete" Opal Silver-Nitrate-Treated Matrix Opal Modern-Day Turquoise Oiling Synthetics and Simulants Assembled Imitation Emerald Crystal Update on Nontransparent CZ Bicolored CZ Blue Spinel from Vietnam as Sapphire Imitator Glass Imitation Tourmaline Crystal More Synthetics Sold as Natural Rubies from Vietnam Experimental Synthetic Sodalite from China Instrumentation Low-Cost Quartz Wedge Simulator To view the full section, download the PDF above.

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