Can gemstones bring prosperity to Malawi?

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Marine pearls in the Gulf of Tonkin

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Arctic can benefit from lessons learnt by mining industry

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Chinese mining fuels trade in Guinea’s apes

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The growing relationship between China and Sub-Saharan Africa

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Crisis, Capital, Compromise: Mining and Empowerment in Zimbabwe

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Chinese firms linked to Zimbabwe’s corrupt diamond trade

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The Empowerment of Tanzanian Women Through Jewellery Manufacture

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Characteristics of Gem-Quality By-Product Synthetic Zincite

Zhang, J., Gao, Y., & Shi, G. (2017). Characteristics of Gem-Quality By-Product Synthetic Zincite. Gems & Gemology, 53(1).  Link to Article

An Inside Look at the 2017 Tucson Shows

Pay, D., Lucas, A., Hsu, T., Welch, E. & Salvato, A. (2017). An Inside Look at the 2017 Tucson Shows. Gems & Gemology, 53(1).  Link to Article

CVD synthetic diamonds from Gemesis Corp

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Sapphire, a not so simple gemstone

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Large gem diamonds from metallic liquid in Earth’s deep mantle

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Characterization of a Synthetic Nano-Polycrystalline Diamond Gemstone.

Skalwold, E. A., Renfro, N., Shigley, J. E., & Breeding, C. M. (2012). Characterization of a Synthetic Nano-Polycrystalline Diamond Gemstone. Gems & Gemology, 48(3). Link to Article

Synthetic Emeralds Grown by Richard Nacken in The Mid-1920s: Properties, Growth Technique, and Historical Account

Schmetzer, K., Gilg, H. A., & Vaupel, E. (2016). SSynthetic Emeralds Grown by Richard Nacken in The Mid-1920s: Properties, Growth Technique, and Historical Account. Gems & Gemology, 52(4). Link to Article

Inclusions in Natural, Synthetic, and Treated Sapphire

Renfro, N. D., Koivula, J. I., Muyal, J., McClure, S. F., Schumacher, K., & Shigley, J. E. (2017). Inclusions in Natural, Synthetic, and Treated Sapphire. Link to Article

Inclusions in Natural, Synthetic, and Treated Emerald

Renfro, N. D., Koivula, J. I., Muyal, J., McClure, S. F., Schumacher, K., & Shigley, J. E. (2016). Inclusions in Natural, Synthetic, and Treated Emerald. Link to Article

Photoatlas of Gemstone Spectra for Gemmology Students

Mitchell, C. (2015). Photoatlas of Gemstone Spectra for Gemmology Students. The Journal of Gemmology, 34(6), 552.

Photoluminescence Mapping of Optical Defects in HPHT Synthetic Diamond

Loudin, L. C. (2017). Photoluminescence Mapping of Optical Defects in HPHT Synthetic Diamond. Gems & Gemology, 53(2). Link to Article

Amber: The organic gemstone

Lambert, Joseph B., & Poinar, George O. Jr. (2002). Amber: The organic gemstone. Accounts of Chemical Research, 35(8), 628. Link to Article