IGR – Italian Gemological Review #17 – Autumn 2023

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IN THIS ISSUE:

• Editorial – A good host is inclusive and appreciative of life, just as minerals are (Paolo Minieri)

• The Diamond View – The Earth trembles, Everyone Down to the Ground! (Sergio Sorrentino)

• 10X – Our Friends the Inclusions. The Detective at the Party of Inclusions. Fifteenth Episode (Luigi Costantini and Claudio Russo)

• GEM NEWS – CIBJO Highlights Post-Pandemic Supply-Demand. Dynamics and Treatment Challenges
• GEM NEWS – Ethical Clarity Matters: AGTA’s Call to weigh terms Amid Gemstone Greenwashing Claims
• GEM NEWS – Highlights of the 2023 Jewellery Show: Trends, AI Impact, and Green Initiatives in the UK’s Premier Event
• GEM NEWS – The Trendsetting Expo on the Rise: +6% Visitors in the September 2023 Edition of Vicenzaoro
• GEM NEWS – Escalating Scam Involving Fake Gem-A Credentials and Jewelry Parcels Raises Concerns in Industry
• GEM NEWS – IGI Certifies Lab-Grown Diamonds with Distinctive blue-yellow Color Zoning
• GEM NEWS – Gemfields Emerald Sales Show Price Increase on Early Stage
• GEM NEWS – FC Barcelona to Transform Nou Camp Grass into Synthetic Diamonds
• GEM NEWS – Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong 2023: The Fair Marks 40 Years Focused on Global Gemstone Trends
• GEM NEWS – Fluid and Melt Inclusions in Gemological Material: Spotlight on the May 2023 Workshop in Palermo, Italy
• GEM NEWS – Will AI-Powered Gemtelligence of Gübelin Revolutionize the technique for Origin and heat Treatment identification?
• GEM NEWS – Palexpo Geneva Celebrated the Exciting Autumn Edition of GemGenève 2023

• Rome 2023: Gemmology Converges with the Market, Emphasizing Fair Disclosure, Treatment Identification, and Gemstone Geographic Origin (Paolo Minieri and Stefania Coppola)

• The Revival of Ceylon Sapphires Captured in the Photos of the Resilient Artisanal Mining (IGR editorial team and Francesco Natale)

• The Educational Impact of the 2023 JVA Conference is a Lesson that Gemologists should heed (Alberto Scarani)

• LETTERS TO IGR – The Use of Hydrofluoric Acid in the Production of Synthetic Biron Emeralds and the Correct Terminology for Synthetic Gemstones (Carlo Cumo)

• COUNTER-GEMOLOGY – “Nothing Lasts Forever” is a Documentary Film about Diamonds Crafted with a Hefty Dose of American-style Dezinformatsiya, Served with a Berlin Twist (The “Bad-Mouthed Jiminy Cricket”: Luigi Costantini)

ON THE COVER:

Translucent high-quality Burmese Jadeite Jade (Fei Cui) cabochons: colorless “icy” (53 cts), blue-green (45 cts), and “imperial” green (38 cts), Pillar & Stone International. (Photo: Nata Schluessel)