IGR – Italian Gemological Review #10 – Autumn 2020 – International Edition

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IN THIS ISSUE:

• Editorial – A modest proposal for a more inclusive gemology (Alberto Scarani)

• The Diamond View – Brilliant contradictions. The diamond market has weathered the COVID-19 storm and survived the ominous predictions of the catastrophists (Sergio Sorrentino)

• 10X – Our friends the inclusions. The detective at the party of inclusions. Eighth episode (Luigi Costantini and Claudio Russo)

• GEM NEWS – Beyond Zultanite, pink diaspores
• GEM NEWS – Online jewelry marketing activates partnerships between e-commerce and gem labs. IGI and eBay try it in India
• GEM NEWS – Directly from the “Eighth continent” here comes Laurentthomasite, a new mineral discovered in Madagascar
• GEM NEWS – Coral, genetics to support gemology
• GEM NEWS – Gübelin uses artificial intelligence. The value of gemstones will be increasingly determined by the quality and quantity of conveyed information
• GEM NEWS – VicenzaOro January will be held in March 2021. The unexpected announcement comes after the positive result of VOICE

• An overview of emerald enhancements. Fillers, oil, resins and gem lab reports (Jeffery Bergman)

• ETHICAL STONES – A big check to the little miner. Nationalized Tanzanite aims at creating domestic consensus (Paolo Minieri)

• BOOKS & GEMS – Hidden Treasure • Collecting books about ruby & sapphire (Richard W. Hughes)

• Characterization of the fluorescent Hyalite of San Luis Potosí, Mexico (Flavio Butini, Giovanni Luca Cattaneo, Nicola Precisvalle, Armida Sodo and Federico Zorzi)