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Abstract Index for Volume 22 
No 1 (Jan-Mar 2004) - No 12 (Oct - Dec 2006)

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Vol 22 Number 12, Oct-Dec 2006 (follow link to expand)

GEM CORALS- x-rAY dIFFRACTION, SOLID STATE nmr, ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS R. Bocchio, S. Bracco,
A. Brajkovic, A. Comotti,
V. Rolandi
MEASUREMENT OF REFRACTIVE INDICES WITH THE GEMMETERTM - A Critical Evaluation L. Cosnier
identifying japanese freshwater cultured pearls from lake kasumigaura Dr D.E. Jacob, U. Wehrmeister, Dr T. Häger, Prof. Dr W. Hofmeister
BRANDED DIAMONDS - Their Advantages and Limitations- a literature review Dr A. Lynch
ANOTHER IMITATION ELEPHANT PEARL G. Brown

Vol 22 Number 11, Jul-Sept 2006 (follow link to expand)

OLD OPAL FIELDS REVISITED AT COOBER PEDY I. J. Townsend
TORRINGTON AND ITS GEMSTONES H. Bracewell,
THE VARIATION OF GEMMOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GEM QUALITY TAAFEITES AND MUSGRAVITES FROM SRI LANKA K. Schmetzer, L. Kiefert,
H. Bernhardt, M. Burford
TEST CASE FOR THE REFRACTOMETER - OLIVINE OR SINHALITE? A. Hodgkinson
MINING AND EXPLORATION FOR GEMSTONES IN AUSTRALIA F. Sutherland
ELEPHANT PEARLS: TRUE OR FALSE? B. Mann, G. Brown
MINERAL AND MELT INCLUSIONS IN SAPPHIRES AS AN INDICATOR OF CONDITIONS OF THEIR FORMATION AND ORIGIN V. Pakhomova, B. Zalishchak,
V. Tishkina, M. Lapina,
N. Karmanov

Vol 22 Number 10, Apr-Jun 2006 (follow link to expand)

Welcome to the Patricia Calloway Memorial Issue G. Brown, H. Bracewell, B. Sneyd
Some personal reminiscences of Patricia Calloway N. Jamieson, R. Smith, H. Bracewell,
Characteristic Spectral Features of iron as a gemstone chromophore G. Pearson
Diamond cut grading: Unintended consequences and solutions S. Sivovolenko, G. Holloway, Dr Y. Shelementiev, J. Mistry
Problems that may be encountered when identifying gemstones in antique jewellery R. Bauer
Vulcanite or Gutta-percha: that is the question G. Brown
My other collection B. Sneyd
Re-surfacing a refractometer prism T. Linton

Vol 22 Number 9, Jan-Mar 2006 (follow link to expand)

AMBER FROM NORTH QUEENSLAND D.M. Colchester, G. WEbb,
P. Emseis
DIAMONDS FROM YAKUTIA'S UDACHNAYA PIPE V. Rolandi, A. Brajkovic,
I. Adamo, M. Landonio
KRÜSS P011 PROPORTION OCULAR T. Linton, R. Beattie, K. Hughes
JERMEJEVITE FROM THE MOGOK STONE TRACT U Hla Kyi, U Kyaw Thu
FROM THE LABORATORY Tay Thye Sun
TONE OF CHINESE SHANDONG SAPPHIRE Li Jianjun

Vol 22 Number 8, Oct-Dec 2005 (follow link to expand)

PRACTICAL APPLICATION FOR MEASURING GEMSTONE DISPERSION ON THE REFRACTOMETER - Using the C - F  solar spectral interval Trevor Linton
GEMSTONE RESOURCES OF CHINA Professor C.M. (Mimi) Ou Yang
GLASS-FILLED RUBIES
- Clarity-enhanced rubies with glass-forming additives
Ted Themelis
USE OF IR-SPECTROSCOPY AND DIFFRACTION TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN NATURAL, SYNTHETIC AND TREATED TURQUOISE, AND ITS IMITATIONS Alessandro Pavese,
Loredana Prosperi,
Monica Dapiaggi

Vol 22 Number 7, Jul - Sep 2005 (follow link to expand)

GEM CORALS: Classification and Spectroscopic Features Vanda Rolandi, Anna Brajkovic, Ilarla Adamo, Rosangela Bocchio, Manuela Landonio
THE PEGMATITIC GEM DEPOSITS OF MOLO (MOMEIK) AND SAKHAN-GYI (MOGOK) Professor U Hla Kyi, Ted Themelis, U Kyaw Thu
THE IDENTIFICATION OF IMPREGNATED NEPHRITE Li Jianjun

Vol 22 Number 6, April - June 2005 (follow link to expand)

USE AND MISUSE OF OPTICAL MINERALOGY CONSTANTS IN GEMMOLOGY Darko B. Sturman
THE DIAMOND PIPELINE Hsieh Hsien Lim
OPALS FROM JAVA H. Sujatmiko, H. C. Einfalt,
U. Henn
KRÜSS REFRACTOMETER - ER 6010 Trevor Linton, Roy Beattie,
K. Hughes
A MISCELLANY OF ORGANICS - Part 3 G. Brown
TRAPICHE OF MYANMAIR Kyaw Khaing Win

Vol 22 Number 5, January- March 2005 (follow link to expand)

KALIMANTAN DIAMOND Tay Thye Sun, Pornsawat Wathanakul, Wilawan Atichat, Lim Heng Moh, Lee Kien Kem, Ruby Hermanto
PEARL RESOURCES OF CHINA Zhang Hui, Zhang Beili
PROFESSIONAL GEM LIGHT 2 Roy Beattie, Trevor Linton
RUBELLITE FROM MOMEIK TOWNSHIP MYANMAR Prof U Tin Hlaing, Aung Khaing Win

Vol 22 Number 4, October - December 2004 (follow link to expand)

LIBS: A SPARK OF INSPIRATION IN GEMMOLOGICAL ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION Ted Themelis
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MINERALOGICAL PROPERTIES OF A PINK TOURMALINE MINERAL FROM PEGMATITES AROUND RAJGARH, AJMER DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA Liaqat A K Rao, S. Rehan Ali, Preeti Singh
IN THE PINK: ARGYLE’S GIFT TO AUSTRALIA Alex Bevan, Peter Dpenes
THE KASUMIGAURA PEARL™ Boris Dilenburger
GEMSTONES IN VIETNAM Pham Van Long, Gaston Giuliani, Virginie Garnier, Daniel Ohnenstit
NEW DEPOSIT OF GEM QUALITY COLOUR-CHANGE DIASPORE FROM MÖNG HSU, MYANMAR U Hla Kyi, Kyaw Khaing Win
SAPPHIRE IN BASALT FAKE Terry Coldham

Vol 22 Number 3, July - September 2004 (follow link to expand)

The Diploma in Diamond Technology Issue

HISTORY OF DIP DT COURSE G. Brown
DIAMONDS IN RUSSIA F. Payette
THE MODERN DE BEERS J. Morris
DIAMOND SIMULANTS P. Cartwright

Vol 22 Number 2, April - June 2004 (follow link to expand)

THE ORIGIN OF PRECIOUS OPAL B. Deveson
RARE AUSTRALIAN GEMSTONES - CROCOITE S.P. Sorrell
SPINEL FROM KAYAH STATE, MYANMAR U Tin Hlaing
INCLUSIONS IN VIETNAMESE QUY CHAU RUBY AND THEIR ORIGIN Pham Van Long, Hoang Quang Vinh, Nguyen Xuan Nghia
QUALITY ENHANCEMENT OF VIETNAMESE RUBY BY HEAT TREATMENTS P. Wintotai, P. Limsuwan, 
I.M. Tang, S. Limsuwan


Vol 22 Number 1, January - March 2004 (follow link to expand)

TOPAZ FROM KILLIECRANKIE, FLINDERS ISLAND, 
AND OTHER BASS STRAIT ISLANDS
R.S. Bottrill, R.N. Woolley, 
A.B. Forsyth
CULTURING ABALONE HALF-PEARLS 
The story of the New Zealand Eyris Blue Pearl™
Pam Hutchins
AGATES & GEODES FROM THE KHUR AREA,
CENTRAL IRAN
Maziar Nazari
AMINO ACIDS IN THE NACRE LAYERS OF SHELL FROM MAGNAVICULA PENGUIN AND BLISTER PEARLS FROM SANYA, CHINA Huang Fengming, Chen Zhonghui, Zhou Ying, Yang Mingxing
PINK GEM QUALITY ORTHOCLASE
FROM THE MOGOK STONE TRACT, MYANMAR
U Hla Kyi, U Kway Thu
SAPPHIRE-BLUE KYANITE FROM NEPAL Dr Ulrich Henn