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 Volume 14, February 1980 - November 1982
Volume 14, Number 1, February 1980
PLEOCHROSCOPES - Their Theoretical and Practical Application to Gemmology J.B. Taylor  3
CORALLIUM PRECIOUS CORALS (Part Two) G. Brown  14

Volume 14, Number 2, May 1980

AN EVALUATION OF THE DIPRO DIAMOND TESTING PROBE G. Brown, 
J. Snow, 
B. Taylor 
3
MODERN METHODS OF GEMSTONE COLOURATION Ivan Mumme  10
THE DETERMINATION OF MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM  REFRACTIVE INDICES OF A GEMSTONE W.M. Thompson  13
THE OPAL - GEM OF MYSTERY    18

Volume 14, Number 3, August 1980

INCLUSIONS IN N.S.W. GEMSTONES E. L. Stevens  23
GILL'S INDEX E. Gubelin  27
THE RADIOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF 'KIESH'I PEARLS G. Brown  28
NATURAL AND MAN INDUCED IRRADIATION OF DIAMOND - POSSIBLE IDENTIFICATION BETWEEN IRRADIATION TYPES G. Tombs  30
THE INTERNATIONAL GEMMOLOGICAL CONFERENCE - IDAR-OBERSTEIN G. Tombs  32
AN EXAMINATION OF A CLAM PEARL G. Brown  38
AN EVALUATION OF THE GEM INSTRUMENT CORPORATION'S  GEM DIAMOND PEN G. Brown  42
THERMAL CONDUCTION IN GEMSTONES.  PART 1: OSCILLATIONS INDUCED BY DRY ICE R. Thwaites, 
J. James, 
S. Goldsmid 
47
THERMAL CONDUCTION IN GEMSTONES PART 2: A SIMPLE THERMAL COMPARATOR H. J. Goldsmid, 
S.E. Goldsmid 
49

Volume 14, Number 4, November 1980

NEPHRITE JADE FROM COWELL, SOUTH AUSTRALIA R.A. Ball  53
METAMORPHIC PROCESSES IN GEMSTONE FORMATION A. F. Wilson  57
FURTHER THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS ON AUSTRALIAN SAPPHIRES, THE COMPOSITION AND TREATEMENT G. Tombs  64
KRUSS PORTABLE MICROSCOPE G. Brown, 
J Snow 
69
AN EVALUATION OF BATTERY POWERED LIGHT SOURCES FOR HAND LENSES G. Brown, 
J. Snow 
73
AN ATTEMPT TO ASSESS THE RECENT POPULARITY OF DIFFERENT GEMS J.N. Butler  77

Volume 14, Number 5, February 1981

HOW IT WORKS: THE STOTT DICHROSCOPE  C.R. Stott  85
STONES SEEN    86
MAGNETIC RESONANCE DISTINCTION BETWEEN SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL BLUE SAPPHIRE C.O. Anderson, 
D.R. Hutton 
87
AN EVALUATION OF THE SNOW POCKET POLARISCOPE G. Brown  90
EXAMINATION OF A PREHNITE CAT’s EYE G. Brown, 
J. Snow 
93
AN EVALUATION OF THE SNOW DICHROSCOPE G. Brown  97
EXAMINATION OF TEO IIMORI IMITATIONS G. Brown,
J. Snow 
100
MAN-MADE GEMS – WHAT’S NEXT M. O’Donoghue  106

Volume 14, Number 6, May 1981

WHERE HAVE ALL OUR ANSWERS GONE? OR LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO GILL'S 1NDEX J.O.Gill  117
AN EVALUATION OF THE GEMLUSTAÔ REFLECTOMETER Instrument Evaluation Committee  120
CHRYSOCOLLA - A LITTLE KNOWN GEMSTONE A.D. Robertson   127
EXAMINATION OF A FOSSIL PEARL  G. Brown  131
SOME OBSERVATIONS OF GOLDSTONE  G. Brown, 
J. Snow 
139
THE DETERMINATION OF THE MAXIMUM AND  MINIMUM REFRACTIVE INDICES OF A GEMSTONE (continued)  W.H. Thompson  143

Volume 14, Number 7, August 1981

EDITORIAL    
THE BIWA PEARL G. Brown  153
REFLECTIONS ON THE USE OF THE HAND SPECTROSCOPE G.M. Pearson  157
STONES SEEN: Amber Inclusion    160
JELLY OPAL FROM WHITE CLIFFS J.V. Sanders  161
COMPUTERS AND GEMMOLOGY E.N. Barrington  166
AN EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDIUM GEM TESTER G. Brown, 
B. Taylor, 
J. Snow 
176

Volume 14, Number 8, November 1981

SO YOU THINK YOU HAVE A NEW MINERAL! E.H. Nickel  181
THE BIWA PEARL: PART 2 G. Brown  186
DETERMINATION OF REFRACTIVE INDICES H.C. Wickett  194
THE MODEL C1400X GEMLUSTA REFLECTOMETER B. Taylor, 
G. Brown, 
J. Snow 
196
SWUV DIAPHANY OF RUBY G. Brown  200
GOLDEN CORALS: A BRIEF NOTE G. Brown  204

Volume 14, Number 9, February 1982

NEW SYNTHETIC OPAL MADE OF PLASTICS N. Horiuchi  213
"STAR" DIAMOND P. Humble  219
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF THE G.A.G.B P.B. Lapworth  220
THREE BRIEF EVALUATIONS G. Brown, 
J. Snow 
223
WHITE NEPHRITE R.A. Ball, 
I. Hennessy 
228
CATHAYSTONE CAT'S-EYE Gemmology Study Club  230
THE HAND LENS J.J. Snow  233

Volume 14, Number 10, May 1982

CHUDLEIGH PARK PERIDOT G. Brown, 
H. Bracewell 
253
THE PORTALAB Instrument Evaluation Committee  258
EXAMINATION OF A CAT'S-EYE IOLITE Gemmology Study Club  264
FURTHER STUDIES ON IRIDESCENCE OF MARINE SHELLS R.A. Ball  266
AN INTERESTING AMBER IMITATION G. Brown  272
LEICHLEITNER COATED BERYL INCLUSIONS G.Brown  274

Volume 14, Number 11, August 1982

THE GENESIS OF NOBLE METAL NUGGETS A.F. Wilson  285
IDENTIFYING TURQUOISE G. Brown  289
SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY OF GEM CRYSTALS R.F. Brightman  301
COMMON OPAL AND POTCH OPAL R.A. Ball  305
THE AIGS MASTER VIEWER Instrument Evaluation Committee  311

Volume 14, Number 12, November 1982

STONES SEEN - VIRIDINE WITH A LOW R.I. R.F. Brightman  322
HONEY OPAL R.A. Ball  324
MT. SURPRISE TOPAZ G. Brown 
H Bracewell, 
S M.B. Kelly 
326
EXAMINATION OF AN UNUSUAL ITEM OF 'NATIVE' JEWELLERY G. Brown, 
J. Snow, 
D. Lund 
334
THE QUARTZ MINERALS OF THE REDCLIFFE PENINSULA J.N. Butler  338
A NEW SYNTHETIC EMERALD P.J. Darragh, 
M.J. Willing 
344
MORE SYNTHETIC OPAL G.A. Tombs, 
W.J. Joris 
345
THE APPROPRIATE IRON CONTENT OF SOME SAPPHIRES G. Pearson  347

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