书评：Swarovski: Celebrating a History of Collaboration in Fashion, Jewelry, Performance and Design（《施华洛世奇：回顾时装、珠宝、表演及设计领域的创意合作历程》），作者：Deborah Landis（黛博拉·兰蒂斯）和 Vivienne Becker（薇薇安·贝克尔）。

Van Cleef & Arpels: The Art and Science of Gems（《梵克雅宝：宝石的艺术与科学》）书评。

Almandine garnet in graphite schist was on display in Tucson.

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Low levels of radioactivity were found in some greenish yellow to yellow-green (peridot-like) synthetic spinel-and-glass triplets, mirror-backed glass rhinestone chatons, and fully fashioned glass rhinestones.

The gemstones that adorn a late-16th-century ciborium from Einsiedeln Abbey in Einsiedeln, Switzerland.

As a result of changes in the manufacturing process, recent production of the synthetic fire opal marketed as “Mexifire” exhibits some new properties.

Attractive yellow to light greenish yellow gem scapolites have been mined from a skarn deposit near the town of Ihosy.

An examination of the gemological properties of a French flux fusion-grown synthetic emerald.

High baddeleyite content in heated sapphire may signal PHT (“HPHT”) treatment.

Pyrite inclusions in a green common opal produce a pleasing aventurescence.

葡萄牙北部拥有大量伟晶岩，对于矿物收藏家而言，是一个非常著名的精美矿物标本产地。

书评：The Eduard Josef Gübelin Story: The Art and Science of Gems（《爱德华·约瑟夫·古柏林的故事：宝石的艺术与科学》），作者：The Gübelin Group（古柏林集团）。

Alan Hodgkinson（艾伦·霍金森）著作《Gem Testing Techniques》（宝石检测技巧）书评。