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something of myself bio of Richard W. Hughes	Colourful Language An Interview with gemologist Richard W. Hughes Bibliography of the gemology writings of Richard W. Hughes
ruby & sapphire the book	The Book Order Form More About the Book Selected Reviews More Reviews
samples from the book	Table of Contents Inclusions of corundum Chapter 5 Judging Quality: A Connoisseur's Guide – Chapter 10: Quality analysis of ruby and sapphire, Part 1 Judging Quality: A Connoisseur's Guide – Part 2 Judging Quality: A Connoisseur's Guide – Part 3 Judging Quality: A Connoisseur's Guide – Part 4 Judging Quality: A Connoisseur's Guide – Part 5 World Sources – Burma part 1 – Chapter 12 excerpt World Sources – Burma part 2 – Chapter 12 excerpt World Sources – Burma part 3 – Chapter 12 excerpt World Sources – Burma part 4 – Chapter 12 excerpt World Sources – India part 1 – Chapter 12 excerpt Down the Drain Mining Bangkok's Alluvials – sidebar A Brief History of Heat Heat Treatment of ruby and sapphire – chapter excerpt Ruby & Sapphire Prices An appendix, with price lists
rants & slants articles	A Brief History of Heat Heat treatment of Ruby & Sapphire Banned! Burmese gems in the crossfire The case for sanctions against Burma seems to be obvious. But the reality may be less so. In this pair of articles, the case both for and against sanctions is examined. Brilliance, Windows & Extinction in Gemstones Important cutting phenomena examined Burmese Sapphire Giants Examples of large sapphires from Mogok, Burma Catfights Gem enhancement Codes & Trade Wars Cloak and Dagger The Politics of Opticon filling of emerald Conspiracy Theory: Gems & Junkies in Burma. Cry Freetown: A poem by Todd A. Pownell Crystal Optics by Richard W. Hughes. A brief look at the optical properties of materials The Crying Game Diamond Color Grading examined Dogfights Dealers vs. Gemologists Fluxed Up by Richard Hughes and John Emmett Foreign Affairs Fracture healing / filling of Möng Hsu ruby Heat Seeker: UV Fluorescence as a Gemological Tool UV fluorescence for identification of heat treatment in ruby & sapphire The Kimberley Process: Appeasement comes to the diamond trade Love and Hate Max Green's stolen millions and the Lao sapphire mines Moon over the Pamirs The search for Marco Polo's lost mines The Name Game Gem Nomenclature and Naming Conventions Passion Fruit A Lover's Guide to Sapphire Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 2: Book review Pigeon's Blood A Pilgrimage to Mogok – Burma's Valley of Rubies Rubies and Spinels of Afghanistan A Brief History Seeing Red: A Connoisseur's Guide to Ruby The Skin Game Treated orange sapphires from Thailand Sorcerers and Sapphires: A Visit to Madagascar Ruby and sapphire deposits of the lost island of Madagascar Spinel Compounds Background & Historical Perspective Thailand's Jewelry Industry A 'Black Paper' on the State of the Trade Trust by John L. Emmett. A brief essay on gem treatment disclosure. Uncle Ho's Rubies Vietnam's Quy Chau ruby mines The War Prayer by Mark Twain. In times of turmoil, a bit of wisdom from Samual Clemens. This unpublished masterpiece was penned by Twain in 1905, but has lost none of its power with age. Walking the Line in Ruby & Sapphire What’s a padparadscha? Just what is it that separates ruby from pink sapphire. The author takes a look at these corundum conundrums in this article… Weapons of Mass Donation by Randolph E. Post. Of politics and pearls in Burma. Where the Twain Do Meet Thailand's Border Towns and the gem trade between Thailand and Burma jade Burma's Jade Mines An Annotated Occidental History of jade from Burma Burmese Jade – The Inscrutable Gem A detailed description of Burmese jadeite, including mining, trading, grading and faking. Burmese Jade – The Inscrutable Gem – Part 2 A detailed description of Burmese jadeite, including mining, trading, grading and faking. Heaven and Hell The Quest for Jade in Upper Burma From Russia with Jade Russia's jadeite mines Tracing the Green Line A Journey to Burma's Jade Mines devil's advocate from the column archives Death of the Thai Ruby Decline of Thailand's ruby mines, part 1 Life During Wartime Death of the Thai Ruby part 2 The Naked Eye A Diamond's Worst Friend: Diamond grading demystified Thailand After the Fall digital devil from the column archives Big Time The unvarnished truth about big rubies and sapphires Blood From A Stone Attempts to regulate conflict diamonds C3: I See Thru U The synthetic moissanite scare Carbon Copies On the latest GE/LKI diamond treatment Crying Uncle Homage to Bangkok burner, Gerry Rogers Don't Forget to Flush Visibility differences of emerald enhancements Fun Down Under Opal, diamonds and R-E-S-P-E-C-T Have I Got An Idea For U Tabloid marketing of GE/POL diamonds Heat Wave A nostalgic look at Burmese politics Internet Hell Digital privacy in the precious stone business Romancing the Stone Just say "No" to anal gemology Tricky Dick's Guide to Web Designer Netiquette
the bull pen letters	featuring letters regarding Opticon and silk dissolution in Möng Hsu ruby, among others
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book reviews	Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald Buying Guide: Book review Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 2: Book review
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