Past conferences
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On the nature of blue rose quartz
Over the past several years, the market for pink-coloured rose quartz has been augmented by variants ranging from colourless through deep rose-pink, to lavender and blue
Gems in Greece: Geology, mineralogy and crystallizing environment
In the accretionary Hellenides Orogen, gems occur in various rock types of mainly four tectonometamorphic units, the Rhodope- and the Attico-Cycladic massifs, the Pelagonian zone,
Amber and its treatments: A New Baltic Amber Classification Chart
This paper aims to present the history of the modification of Baltic amber (succinite), and particularly the modern meth- ods of its enhancement, along with a discussion of their o
Gems in Hellenistic and Roman Jewellery of Northern Greece: An investigation from the Collections of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
This study presents the results of an interdisciplinary archaeogemological investigation focusing on gems embedded in Hellenistic and Roman jewellery from the collections of the Ar
A convincing glass imitation of larimar (pectolite)
Larimar, a massive blue variety of the mineral pectolite, belonging to the wollastonite group of minerals is known in the trade for few decades now
Fe-Ti charge transfers: A comprehensive review and its applications to minerals and gems
The iron-titanium charge transfer (Fe-Ti CT) is mentioned in numerous articles as the source of the coloration of many nat- ural minerals and some man-made materials, but no global
History of Garnet Mining and Cutting in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Bohemian garnets, i.e., chromium-bearing pyropes, are found in several jewellery pieces from the Migration Period (circa 400 to 600 A.D.), and only a small number of jew- els conta
Morphologies and Surface Features of Diamond Samples from Southern Thailand
In 1955, the first report on Thai diamond was made by Dr. Payome Aranyakanon, a renowned tin exploration geologist of Thailand Department of Mineral Resources
Geographic Origin Determination of Natural Yellow Sapphires: The Preliminary Study
Determining the geographic origin of yellow sapphires plays a critical role in the gem trade, as origin often dictates both perceived quality and market pricing
Nitrogen aggregates in yellow HPHT and CVD synthetic diamonds
Yuri Shelementyev, Galina Kriulina, Olga Yarapova, Viktor Vins, and Alexander Stolyarevich
Amber from the Thanbaya Gaing Coal Mine, Minbu Township, Magwe Region, Myanmar
Amber was recently discovered by local coal miners at the Thanbaya Gaing Coal mine located 6.5 km northwest of Padaung village, and about 5 km west of Thanbaya Gaing village
Pink-orange gem quality euclase from Bahia, Brazil
Euclase, monoclinic crystal system—is a seldomly occurring mineral and with a Mohs hardness of 7 and a perfect cleavage to (010) rarely faceted for use in jewellery, but crystal
Color Genesis Analysis and Characteristics for Origin Identification of Purple Jadeite
Purple jadeite, renowned for its distinctive purple hues and rich cultural connotations, is highly admired and sought after
Cross-Cultural Provenance and Characterization of Turquoise Artefacts: A Multi-Analytical Non-Destructive Study of Reshui Tomb Cluster, China (744 AD) and Tepeh Zagheh, Iran (5200–4200 BCE)
Turquoise has long held considerable cultural, economic, and symbolic significance across ancient civilizations, func- tioning both as a prestigious ornament and as a medium of exc
HFSE-enriched sapphires of gem quality: A combined FTIR and trace element study and implications for heat treatment detection
Gem-quality sapphires containing ‘exotic’ elements such as Sn, Nb, Zr, Ta, W, are of special interest in gemmological research, as the concentration of these so-called high-fie
Shining light on “480 nm band” diamonds: Gemmological characteristics of an unusual group of diamonds with yellow and red luminescence
Fancy colour diamonds that derive their colour from nitro- gen-related defects (such as N3/N2 centers or C-centers) are relatively common and well-studied
Noble gas in corundum: interests in gemology
Noble gases —elements of the last column of the periodic table—are chemically defined by their full outer electron shells, making them highly inert and very volatile under ambi
Study of “amethysts” from the French Crown Jewels
Stefanos Karampelas, Eloïse Gaillou, Annabelle Herreweghe, Ugo Hennebois, Farida Maouche, Romain Bolzoni, Steven Riou, Quentin Dartois, Bérengère Meslin Sainte Beuve, Christelle
Found, Lost, and Found Again: The Geological and Gemological Significance of the Salininha Emerald Deposit, Brazil
The Salininha emerald deposit located in the municipality of Pilão Arcado, Bahia State, represents the first economically significant discovery of gem-quality emer- alds in Brazil
Historic Emeralds and their Geographic Origin: A Retrospective Study
When it comes to the geographic origin of gems, curiously enough, historians sometimes put forward provenance without any documentary or scientific proof
