Articles of Interest
Cornerstone Archive
About Surface Treated Color Diamonds - (Testing surface treated color diamonds - Carbide Scriber)
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) in Gemology
A Brief History of Heat: Heat Treatment of Ruby & Sapphire
Burmas Jade Mines: An Annotated Occidental History
Burmese Jade: The Inscrutable Gem
Vampire Blues: Surface-diffusion treated sapphires
The Skin Game: Orange sapphires pouring out of Thai burners ovens
Seeing Red: A Connoisseurs Guide to Ruby.
Passion Fruit A Lovers Guide to Sapphire
Love and Hate: Max Greens stolen millions and the Lao sapphire mines
There's a Rumble in the Jungle: The Sapphire Face-lift Face-off Saga
Catfights: Enhancement Codes & Trade Wars
Cloak and Dagger: The Politics of Opticon
The Crying Game: Diamond Color Grading
Foreign Affairs: Fracture Healing / Filling of Möng Hsu Ruby
From Russia with Jade: A journey to Russias jade mines
Heaven & Hell: The Quest for Jade in Upper Burma
The Name Game: Conventions for selecting the names of precious stones
Pigeons Blood: A Pilgrimage to Mogok Valley of Rubies
Rubies and Spinels of Afghanistan: A Brief History
Spinel Compounds: Background & Historical Perspective
Thailands Jewelry Industry: A Black Paper on the State of the Trade
Tracing the Green Line: A Journey to Burmas Jade Mines
Uncle Hos Rubies: Vietnams Quy Chau Ruby Mines
Where the Twain Do Meet: Thailands Gem-Trading Border Towns
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