ARTICLES
Provenance Proof – New Technologies to Track and Trace Gems in the Supply Chain
In the world of marketing, the notion of provenance as a branding tool is hardly an original thought. Pick up a bottle of wine and there is usually an eye-catching description about where and how it was made. The marketer’s job...
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Some Encounters with Halite and Gypsum – Notes on their Crystallography and Gemmology
Following on from a field trip to collect gypsum crystals from one of the numerous salt lakes in Western Australia, and having had an interesting discovery concerning some salt crystals, the author was motivated to write a short report about...
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Finding Beauty in Gem Photography
Gem photography is quite like chasing light. Bringing out the subtle beauty in the stone is a continual challenge. Beauty is important when considering gems, being one of the three requirements when defining a gemstone: Beauty, Rarity and Durability (Figure 1). Together...
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