Announcement:
This Special Issue of Elements focusing on Gems is currently available for Free Download.
The articles in this issue are really good and I suggest all our members download them and save them for later reference. The free download will only be available until mid-March.
The articles include:
Emmanuel Fritsch and Benjamin Rondeau
Gemology: The Developing Science of Gems
Lee A. Groat and Brendan M. Laurs
Gem Formation, Production, and Exploration: Why Gem Deposits Are Rare and What is Being Done to Find Them
George R. Rossman
The Geochemistry of Gems and Its Relevance to Gemology: Different Traces, Different Prices
Bertrand Devouard and Franck Notari
The Identification of Faceted Gemstones: From the Naked Eye to Laboratory Techniques
Robert E. Kane
Seeking Low-Cost Perfection: Synthetic Gems
James E. Shigley and Shane F. McClure
Laboratory-Treated Gemstones
Jean-Pierre Gauthier and Stefanos Karampelas
Pearls and Corals: "Trendy Biomineralizations"
