|  NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
2007
Volume 20 • No. 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ON THE COVER:
Put new-find lilac and reddish-pink Vietnamese spinels in the hands of cutter
Richard Homer, Kent, OH, and jewelry designer Tom Dailing, Stevens Point, WI,
and you’ve got a triad of perfection from miner to lapidary to manufacturer
that does these gems full justice.
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| Editorial |
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News:
China’s Pearl Crisis
Typhoons along the southeastern coast and algae pollution farther
inland have imperiled China’s saltwater and freshwater pearl industries.
Read our online updates on the China pearl crisis. |
6 |
What's In: Stone Alone
Designers are making unibody rings whose featured stone also serves as
the setting.
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Sneak Peek: Tucson ’08
Wait till you see Mozambique’s new magenta tourmaline and Vietnam’s
new spinel. But you might want to ask about the color and clarity of the ruby
and sapphire. |
12 |
Vietnam: Music from Big Pink
While Vietnam has seen better days as a ruby producer, it’s facing gravy
days as a source of spinel. |
16 |
Eye
on Supply: Coated Topaz
Fearing - falsely, as it turns out - that NRC would temporarily ban sales
of unlicensed neutron-irradiated topaz, many retailers substituted topaz blued
by thin-film and diffused color layers.
More recent online updates on Irradiated Topaz |
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Resources |
44 |
How to Contact Us |
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| online feature |
A Cure
for the Blues
It’s okay to sell irradiated blue topaz — as long as it has been
cleared for commerce by any of the new NRC-approved testing and certification
facilities. |
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| advertising sections
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| Classifieds |
46 |
| Web Directory |
49 |
| Advertiser Index |
49 |
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