Update From Ruby-Sapphire.com
Thursday, January 19, 2006

Friends,

Many thanks for the kind response to my last missive. And like Neil Young's old man (and the proverbial bad penny), I am once again rolling home to you…

In this message:

1. New Photoatlas from Gübelin & Koivula
Ten days ago I promised a review of Gübelin & Koivula's new Photoatlas. The full review is ready. Read it here:

• Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Vol. 2

2. Upcoming Speeches
It's Tucson time again. I'll be giving a talk with my buddy Vincent Pardieu on the old world gems of Burma and the new world deposits in Madagascar. Hope to see old friends and make new ones.

• Thursday, February 2nd, Tucson
• Saturday, April 29th, Orlando

3. New articles
What did I do on my holiday? I went to the ends of the earth. Read all about that and more below:

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

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.

See the full review here.

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.

RWH Publishing & Books
PO Box 2015
Fallbrook, CA 92088
USA
Tel: 760-451-9900
Fax: 760-451-9900
E-Mail: rubydick@ruby-sapphire.com
Web: http://www.ruby-sapphire.com

Note: You were sent this message because the NSA intercepted your communications as part of the war on terror. If you do not wish to have your communications intercepted in such a manner, simply click once on the link at the bottom of this message to cancel your subscription.

Address Change: Visit http://www.ruby-sapphire.com/home.htm and enter your new address in the subscription box, then unsubscribe from your previous address using the link below.