January/February 2004 Colored Stone Table of Contents

January/February 2004

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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2004
Volume 17 • No. 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS

ON THE COVER: This futuristic ring by Tom Munsteiner features a 35.16-carat citrine with a 0.08-carat diamond in 18K yellow gold. Photo courtesy Tom Munsteiner.


Editorial	4
Letters	8

What's In	10
Winner's Circle ONLINE BONUS: More winners plus extra photos.	14
New Looks: The Power of Red Carnelian may be an ancient gem, but it's still got it, baby.	12
Flights of Fancy How about a little spring color to tickle your fashion bone?	16
Shapes of Things to Come ONLINE BONUS: The experts predict future trends in other fields.	20
Form From Chaos Robert Lee Morris conjures images from the depths of our subconscious.	24

News	28
Counting Change What do retailers think about current issues? The answer may surprise you. ONLINE BONUS: More results from our annual retailer survey.	30
Forging Ahead Leaders of the jewelry industry say it's time to hang together.	34

News	38
The Flow	41
Madagascar's Blue Chips Madagascar's new government has peace, but no money. Are gems the answer?	42
Eye on Price	45
Purple Majesty If you think tanzanite is just a sapphire lookalike, you're wrong. Here's why.	46
Resources	49
Calendar	50
ADVERTISING SECTIONS
Classifieds	52
Advertiser Index	54

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