From the AG - News from The Australian Gemmologist
News release from the Editorial Management Committee - August 2007
This news release is a service to the membership that has been prepared by the Editorial Management Committee of The Australian Gemmologist to facilitate rapid dissemination of new gem testing and gemstone related information to the membership, and in particular the GAA’s students. We would welcome feedback from the Divisions and their membership with respect to this initiative. Correspondence should be directed to: austgem@gem.org.au. Previous News Releases:
Gem Quality CVD Synthetic Diamond (01/06)
Updating Jewellery Corals
(04/04)

The challenge of Beryllium treated corundum
(10/03)
The orange Sapphire Controversy (04/02)

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Challenging identifications

 By Grahame Brown

 This paper formed part of a lecture which was presented on the author’s behalf  by
Hylda Bracewell FGAA to the Scientific Programme of the 2007 Federal Conference of
the G.A.A that was held in Hobart, Tasmania on 19th May 2007.

The paper is presented here in Adobe PDF format for download (PDF 1.28MB)

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