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 Volume 16, February 1986 - November 1988
Volume 16, Number 1, February 1986
BLUE SAPPHIRE FROM ELAHERA, SRI LANKA G. Heilmann, 
U. Henn 
2
BOWESITE: A NEW LAPIDARY MATERIAL S.M.B. Kelly 5
GEMI-LUSTA G1 500P REFLECTOMETER Instrument Evaluation Committee 9
HARDNESS OF AUSTRALIAN DIAMOND C.R. Baker 11
REPORT ON 20th I.G.C    12
PRESIDIUM DIAMETER G. Brown  17
FACETABLE BOWENITE R. Beattie, 
G. Brown 
25

Volume 16, Number 2, May 1986

The Proceedings of the 20th IGC, Sydney - Part 1.    
GEM MINERALS FROM THE EMBILIPITIYA AND KATARAGAMA  AREAS IN SRI LANKA P.C. Zwaan  35
EXAMINATION OF SURFACE FEATURES OF ARGYLE DIAMONDS FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA G.A. Tombs, 
B. Sechos 
41
OPAL FROM MEXICO E. Gubelin  45
REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE GEMSTONES OF  SRI LANKA M.B. Katz  52
MINERALS AND GEMSTONES OF PAKISTAN C. Kovak  57
GEMSTONES IN CHINA – ESPECIALLY JADE AND SIMILAR STONES A. Chikayama  60
QUANTITATIVE CATHODOLUMINESCENCE OF GEMSTONES J. Ponahjo, 
T. Koroschetz 
64
OBSERVATION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC QUARTZ USING LASER TECHNOLOGY K. Sato  72
ABSTRACTS - PART 1.    80

Volume 16, Number 3, August 1986

The Proceedings of the 20th IGC, Sydney - Part 2.    
STUDY OF SCAPOLITE, CORUNDUM & SPINEL CRYSTALS R. Vochten, 
E. De Grave, 
P.C. Zwaan 
91
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE GEM RUBIES K. Schmetzer  95
GEMSTONES OF THE BEECHWORTH AREA W.D. Birch  101
MODES OF OCCURRENCE OF EMERALDS IN AUSTRALIA I.A. Mumme  106
LIMITATIONS TO THE SPECTROSCOPIC IDENTIFICATION OF A TREATED DIAMOND L.A. Schiffman  108
GEM DEPOSITS IN SRI LANKA: RECENT DISCOVERIES E.G.G. Zoysa  110
BLUE-GREEN APATITE FROM GRAVELOTTE, SOUTH AFRICA G. Remaut, 
R. Vochten 
115
INCLUSIONS IN AUSTRALIAN SAPPHIRE BEFORE AND AFTER HEAT TREATMENT T. Coldham  122
COLOUR ZONING IN NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS A. Ghera, 
G. Graziani, 
S. Lucchesi, 
M. Martini 
125
ABSTRACTS    116-121,
128-130

Volume 16, Number 4, November 1986

AN UNUSUAL KESHI PEARL G. Brown  139
HOLLANDITE IN QUARTZ J.I. Koivula, 
C.W. Fryer 
141
OPAL PINEAPPLES G. Pearson  143
BOULDER OPAL TRIPLET R. Brightman, 
D. Sandeman 
152
THE GEMMOLOGY OF THE SHELL CAMEO G. Brown  153
INCLUSIONS IN SAPPHIRE AND HEAT TREATMENT A.W. Moon, 
M.R. Phillips 
163

Volume 16, Number 5, February 1987

SOME MORE ON CRYSTAL OPAL B. O'Leary  175
IVORINA: A NEW IVORY IMITATION G. Brown  178
DECORATIVE SERPENTINITE FROM THE MARBLE BAR AREA E.R. Segnit  182
FLUORITE AND ITS INCLUSIONS E.I. Gubelin, 
J.I. Koivula 
184
STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF FINGERPRINT INCLUSIONS IN CORUNDUM Tay Thye Sun  188
INCLUSION RELATED IRON THEFT IN AMETHYST J.I.. KoivuIa  191
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES - KNISCHKA SYNTHETIC RUBIES K. Schmetzer  192
MISCELLANY: JET; PLASTIC IMITATION BIWAS; AUSTRALIAN COLOUR-CHANGING SAPPHIRES; ORISSA GARNET; AUSTRALIAN SYNTHETIC OPAL G. Brown  195

Volume 16, Number 6, May 1987

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO CONFERENCE G.A. Tombs  211
A SYSTEM FORTHE EVALUATION OF OPAL Capt. Svein Haugen  213
INCLUSIONS IN YELLOW CHRYSOBERYL & ALEXANDRITE U. Henn  217
THE ORIGIN OF SAPPHIRE IN N.S.W.  S.R. Pecover  221
THE STRUCTURE OF SEDIMENTARY OPAL Editor  222
NOTES ON TASMANIAN GEMSTONES C. Thrower, 
D. Steane 
223
PINK & VIOLET SAPPHIRES FROM NEPAL L. Kiefert, 
K. Schmetzer 
225
ClTRON CHRYSOPRASE G. Brown, 
H. Bracewell 
231
A NEW SYNTHETIC EMERALD S.M.B. KelIv, 
G. Brown 
237
NEW GEMS FROM RATNAPURA E. G. Zovsa  239
RESIN BONDED MALACHITE R. Brightman, M-L. Willheim  239

Volume 16, Number 7, August 1987

A NEW 'SPOT READING' TECHNIQUE G.S. Walker  253
PRONOUNCED FLOW STRUCTURE IN OPAL J.I. Koivula  257
THE PLASTIC COATING OF GEMSTONES R.W. Hughes  259
A COPAL RESIN NECKLACE G. Brown, 
S.M.B. Kelly 
263
GEMMOLOGICAL JOTTINGS: Turquoise, Scrimshaw, Synthetic Jelly Opal, Diamond Beam diamond probe G. Brown, 
J. Snow 
267
GOETHITE INCLUSION ALTERATION: A TEST FOR ‘FIRED’ CITRINE QUARTZ J.I. Koivula  271
COLOUR GRADING COLOURED STONES F.A. Rundle  

Volume 16, Number 8, November 1987

REVIEW OF JADE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA J.G. Olliver  283
GEMMOLOGY STUDY CLUB LAB REPORTS 287    
LWUV FLUORESCENCE Of GEMSTONES G. Brown, 
G. Snow 
296
PYRITE IN CANADIAN AMMONITE J.I. Koivula  304
A NEW TREATMENT FOR TURQUOISE G. Brown, 
J. Snow, 
J. Lamb 
307
SAPPHIRES Geological Survey of NSW  309

Volume 16, Number 9, February 1988

ARGYLE CHAMPAGNE DIAMONDS G. Brown  319
PRECIOUS OPAL AT COOBER PEDY R.S. Robertson, 
D.C. Scott 
323
DIAGNOSTIC PROPERTIES OF THE LATEST SYNTHETICS E. Gubelin  329
SRI LANKAN EKANITE J. Snow, 
G. Brown 
346
MANGANOAN SUGILITE G. Wigmore  351

Volume 16, Number 10, May 1988

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS G.A. Tombs  359
A COCONUT PEARL?  G. Brown, 
S.M.B. Kelly, 
J. Snow 
361
CAT'S-EYE EFFECT IN HEAT-TREATED ZIRCONS H.A.Hanne, 
M. Weibel 
363
PAUA SHELL G. Brown  367
HEMATITE IMITATION G. Brown, 
J. Snow 
371
NUMERICAL APPROACH TO GEM IDENTIFICATION H.S. Pienaar  374
A JADE MISCELLANY G. Brown, 
J. Snow 
381

Volume 16, Number 11, August 1988

IDENTIFICATION OF RUBY BY E.S.R. D.R, Hutton, 
G.J. Troup 
399
NEW ZEALAND AURORA SHELL A.S. McCabe, 
G. Brown 
401
THE A.E. ALEXANDER GAVEL H. Bracewell  407
IS IT AMBER? J. Snow, 
G. Brown 
409
HEAT TREATMENT OF RUBY S.A. Currie  417
VERNEUIL SAPPHIRE WITH INDUCED FRACTURES G. Brown  419
THE EW-120SG ELECTRONIC DENSIMETER Instrument Evaluation Committee  422
STUDY CLUB LAB REPORTS    424
ANALYSIS OF RUBIES BY PIXIE S.M. Tang et al.  430

Volume 16, Number 12, November 1988

PRESIDENT'S REPORT G.A. Tombs  439
DIAMOND SELECTER II Instrument Evaluation Committee  440
THE POOL EMERALD G. Brown, 
J. Snow 
443
BAMBOO CORAL G. Brown  449
GEM TOURMALINE ON KANGAROO ISLAND J.L. Keeling, 
I.J. Townsend 
455
GEMS AROUND AUSTRALIA H. Bracewell  459
GEMMOLOGY STUDY CLUB LAB REPORTS    464
THE GEMSTONES OF PAKISTAN R.J. Thompson  471
GOLD CORAL RE-EVALUATED G. Brown  473
SPECULAR HEAT-TREATED GARNET D. Friedman  477
THE POOL EMERALD BROCHURE Editor  478

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