Summer 2009

Gem News International

COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

• Andradite from Erzincan, Eastern Turkey
• Star Apatite—First Occurrence in the Gem World
• A Chalcedony-Opal Cameo with Remarkable Inclusions
• Citrine from Andongologo, Madagascar
• “Sugarcane Emerald” from Brazil
• Orange Kyanite from Tanzania
• Rare Optical Phenomenon in Play-of-Color Opal
• Cultured Pearls from Fiji
• Rare Necklace Made of Natural Pearls from Different Mollusks
• Colorless Petalite and Pollucite from Laghman, Afghanistan
• Serpentine Cat’s-Eye
• Zircon Mining in Cambodia

CONFERENCE REPORTS

• GIT 2008