Natural-Color Blue, Gray, and Violet Diamonds: Allure of the Deep
Sally Eaton-Magaña, Christopher M. Breeding, and James E. Shigley, August 6, 2018
Summarizes data collected on more than 15,000 natural blue/gray/violet diamonds examined by GIA during the last decade and examines the mechanisms that produce this color range.
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Chart: Inclusions in Natural, Synthetic, and Treated Ruby
Nathan D. Renfro, John I. Koivula, Jonathan Muyal, Shane F. McClure, Kevin Schumacher, and James E. Shigley, January 26, 2018
Provides a visual guide to the internal features of natural, synthetic, and treated rubies.
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Chart: Inclusions in Natural, Synthetic, and Treated Emerald
Nathan D. Renfro, John I. Koivula, Jonathan Muyal, Shane F. McClure, Kevin Schumacher, and James E. Shigley, January 27, 2017
Provides a visual guide to the internal features of natural, synthetic, and treated emeralds.
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Letseng’s Unique Diamond Proposition
Russell Shor, November 22, 2015
Explores the history, geology, and current production of this unique source of large diamonds.
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Inclusions in Natural, Treated, Synthetic, and Imitation Opal
Nathan D. Renfro, John I. Koivula, Jonathan Muyal, Shane F. McClure, Kevin Schumacher, and James E. Shigley, August 15, 2019
Provides a visual guide to the internal features of natural, treated, synthetic, and imitation opal.
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DNA Techniques Applied to the Identification of Pinctada Fucata Pearls from Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Kazuko Saruwatari, Michio Suzuki, Chunhui Zhou, Promlikit Kessrapong, and Nicholas Sturman, May 11, 2018
Shows how genetic material extracted from small amounts of pearl powder can be a useful indicator of this akoya cultured pearl species.
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An Introduction to Photoluminescence Spectroscopy for Diamond and Its Applications in Gemology
Sally Eaton-Magaña and Christopher M. Breeding, April 28, 2016
Presents the underlying physics and methodology of this analytical technique, which has become an essential tool in identifying treated and synthetic diamonds.
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Natural-Color Pink, Purple, Red, and Brown Diamonds: Band of Many Colors
Sally Eaton-Magaña, Troy Ardon, Karen V. Smit, Christopher M. Breeding, and James E. Shigley, February 1, 2019
Summarizes data collected by GIA on more than 90,000 natural diamonds in this color range and presents their gemological and spectroscopic properties.
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Observations on HPHT-Grown Synthetic Diamonds: A Review
Sally Eaton-Magaña, James E. Shigley, and Christopher M. Breeding, November 8, 2017
Summarizes statistical data and distinctive features of several thousand gem-quality HPHT synthetic diamonds examined by GIA from 2007 through 2016.
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Japanese Jadeite: History, Characteristics, and Comparison with Other Sources
Ahmadjan Abduriyim, Kazuko Saruwatari, and Yusuke Katsurada, May 5, 2017
Examines the sources, color, texture, and chemical composition of jadeite from Japanese deposits.
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