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Monday, Jan. 9, 2006

Friends,

It's been a long time since our last message. But we have lots of goodies in store for you.

In this message:

1. Upcoming Speeches

• Tuesday, January 10th, San Francisco
• Thursday, February 2nd, Tucson
• Saturday, April 29th, Orlando

2. New articles

• Sorcerers and Sapphires: A visit to Madagascar
• Heat Seeker: UV fluorescence as a gemological tool
• Fluxed Up: The fracture healing of ruby

3. New PhotoAtlas from Gübelin & Koivula

• PhotoAtlas of Inclusions in Gemstones Vol. 2

Speech, January 10, 2006

Sorcerers and Sapphires: A visit to Madagascar

by Richard W. Hughes

Sponsor: GIA Alumni Association, Golden Gate Chapter
When: Tuesday, January 10, 2006, 6–9 PM
Where: San Francisco, CA
Sinbad's Restaurant (at Market & Embarcadero)
Cost: With dinner: $40, Members; $45, Not-Yet-Members;
$15, Lecture/Presentation Only

Tel: Suzanne Martinez-Buyer at 415-982-2213 for reservations

Speech, February 2, 2006

Tales of Adventure in Colored Gemstone Locales:
Madagascar and Burma

by Richard W. Hughes & Vincent Pardieu

Sponsor: AGTA GemFair Tucson
When: Thursday, February 2, 2006, 1:00–2:00 PM
Where: Tucson Convention Center, Graham Room
Cost: Free of charge

Speech, April 29, 2006

Sorcerers and Sapphires: A visit to Madagascar

by Richard W. Hughes

Sponsor: American Gem Society
When: Saturday, April 29, 2006, 3:30–5:00 PM
Where: Orlando, FL
Cost: Entry restricted to AGS Conclave participants

Sorcerers and Sapphires: A visit to Madagascar

by Richard W. Hughes

Join the author as he pays a visit to the ruby and sapphire deposits of the lost island of Madagascar. 

Heat Seeker:
UV fluorescence as a gemological tool

by Richard W. Hughes & John Emmett

One of the greatest challenges gem dealers and gemologists face today is being able to accurately determine if a stone has been heat treated. In this article, the authors examine UV fluorescence as an economical, yet powerful heat-seeking tool. 

Fluxed Up:
The Fracture Healing of Ruby

by Richard W. Hughes, with John Emmett

Just what treatment could possibly be so nefarious that it could not even be discussed in the polite pages of an industry publication? Read the article that was awarded a 2005 Richard T. Liddicoat Journalism Award by the American Gem Society.

PhotoAtlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 2

by Edward J. Gübelin & John I. Koivula

The authors of this book need no introduction. Quite simply, they are two of the most prominent gemologists of the past 100 years. Nearly twenty years after the release of their first volume comes PhotoAtlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 2.

I have now had my hands round a copy for a few days (look for a review soon) and I can say that superlatives are entirely inadequate. This companion book not only matches, but exceeds the work of Volume 1.

As a published author myself, I can tell you that authors' royalties in no way offset the cost of producing such work. For example, while this volume was over a decade in the making, the authors typically earn but a few dollars royalties per copy.

Members of Ruby-Sapphire.com have a chance to change that. Co-author John Koivula and his wife, Kristi, are acting as a distributor for this book through their website, microWorld of Gems. This gives us a unique opportunity to directly support an author. The publisher still gets their due, but by purchasing direct, you put a bit of extra coin in the pocket of the author, money that helps in the production of future work.

Autographed copies can be purchased directly through John and Kristi Koivula's stunning new website:

microWorld of Gems

If you are a gemologist, I highly recommend this book.

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