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IN THIS ISSUE:
- The Diamond View – A glance at the enemies of diamonds. The alleged ethical primacy of synthetic diamonds and market difficulties (Sergio Sorrentino)
- 10X – From the analyst’s notebook. An investigation on a red faceted stone (Carlo Cumo)
- GEM NEWS – From conflict to development. The Kimberley process revised
- GEM NEWS – After synthetic diamonds the natural ones. The Swarovski revolution lies in the brand promoting both
- GEM NEWS – Taxation hits harder Gemfields Zambian revenues as the company quits amethyst mining
- GEM NEWS – Anti theft ID for diamonds developed by GGTL
- GEM NEWS – VicenzaOro September 2019 is coming. Technology and design for the European operators
- GEM NEWS – Circumventing the war trade. India cuts Chinese lab-grown diamonds sustaining employment in Surat
- GEM NEWS – New jobs for women and old tunnels for guaqueros. Fura Gems bets on Coscuez emeralds
- GEMS OF ITALY – Prehnite – Quartz – Rhodonite – Sarcolite – Scheelite – Selenite – Serpentine – Smithsonite – Dendritic spessartine
- ETHICAL STONES – Man-made diamonds are diamonds too. This new extended definition isolates the FTC from European standards (Paolo Minieri)
- The 709 carat diamond, Rapaport, ethics and auctions in Sierra Leone (Domenico Angelino)
- Bixbite: the rarest common gem in the world (Michele Macrì)
- The version of Field Gemologist Vincent Pardieu (Simon Dussart)
- Poly-material ornaments: the Iron Age amber fibulae (Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia)
