GO 340 Gemstones & Gemology | ||
| Emporia State University | |
Journal Indexing Project | ||
This is a web page associated with a gemstones and gemology course taught at Emporia State University. This page represents an ongoing student project designed to index some article titles from past print format Jewelers Circular Keystone (JCK) journals which are available for check-out to students in this class. Student contributors to this page include Lianne Flax (2002), Kevin Barnett (2002), Patsy Mura (2003), Amelia Hess (2003), Karla Gaines (2003), and Jed Archuleta (2003).
JCK is a premier jewelry and gemstone journal, which has an online presence at http://www.jckgroup.com/. Hedda T Schupak, Editor-in-chief of JCK International Publishing Group granted permissionon, March 16, 2004, for this project to be online.
Another excellent gem journal is Gems and Gemology, with an online component at http://www.gia.edu/gemsandgemology/70/section_main_page.cfm. This journal has been indexed by a different gemstone course and is online at http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~eps2/wisc/refgg.html.
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
June July August September October December
| Title and Author | Month | Page | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | Gem Notes | |||
| Unmasking the Marque of De Beers (branding diamonds) | January | 28 | Gem Notes | ||
| Diamonds that Change Color-Naturally | January | 30-32 | Gem Notes | ||
| 'Siberian' Amethyst from Arizona | January | 36-40 | Gem Notes | ||
| GIA to Ideal Cutters: Back to the 3-D Drawing Board (virtual cutting designing) | January | 96-100 | Feature | ||
| What You Should Know About Enhancement & Gem Pricing | January | 124-127 | Feature | ||
| Return to the top | |||||
| Title and Author | Month | Page | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | 15 | Up Front | |||
| Large Stone Turns Up at New Canadian Mine | February | 15 | Up Front | ||
| Jewelers Kindness is Goodness | February | 17 | Up Front | ||
| JVC Asks FTC to Change Laser Drilling Rule | February | 17 | Up Front | ||
| Diamond Dealers Flex Political Muscle | February | 19 | Up Front | ||
| Let it Snow in Buffalo | February | 19 | Up Front | ||
| The Power of Persistence: Cylindrical Gem Designs | February | 24 | Gem Notes | ||
| Oh, Canada | February | 26 | Gem Notes | ||
| Leaving Their Marks | February | 28-37 | Gem Notes | ||
| Red Beryl | February | 37 | Gem Notes | ||
| Platinum Stars in Fall Parties | February | 62 | Fashion Facets | ||
| Kallima: Swept Away | February | 66 | Fashion Facets | ||
| How Far We've Come and How Far We Haven't | February | 82-92 | Features | ||
| Still the Ideal? Diamonds | February | 97-99 | Features | ||
| Idar-Obersteins Intergem 98: Worlds Best Gem Cutting On Display | February | 106-108 | Feature | ||
| Ruby: Why the Source Affects the Price | February | 110-113 | Feature | ||
| Return to the top | |||||
| Title and Author | Month | Page | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 15-16 | Up Front | |||
| Diamond Researchers Probe Color Treatments | March | 17 | Up Front | ||
| Online Jewelry Sales Take Off | March | 19 | Up Front | ||
| GIA Study Method is Flawed, Experts Say | March | 24-26 | Gem Notes | ||
| American Pearls | March | 28-33 | Gem Notes | ||
| One Size Really Fits All (self sizing rings) | March | 46 | Fashion Facets | ||
| Pearl Season | March | 48 | Fashion Facets | ||
| Designers Pay Attention to Detail | March | 50-52 | Fashion Facets | ||
| A Growing Taste For Platinum | March | 64-68 | Feature | ||
| Replacing Diamonds in Antique and Estate Jewelry | March | 74-80 | Heritage | ||
| Diamond Grading with Bells and Whistles | March | 166-168 | Diamond Notes | ||
| Cat & Moiss | March | 172-173 | Diamond Notes | ||
| Venue and Value: Prices of Sapphires and Emeralds | March | 174-181 | Gemstone | ||
| Getting Ready for Branding | March | 246 | Editorial | ||
| Return to the top | |||||
| Title and Author | Month | Page | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 17 | Up Front | |||
| New Moisannite Can Fool You | April | 17 | Up Front | ||
| Baby Bootie (charms) Trigger Legal Battle | April | 19 | Up Front | ||
| What the GIA Study Overlooked | April | 20 | Up Front | Chinese Pearls a Hit in Tucson | April | 28 | Gem Notes | Chrysoprase | April | 32 | Gem Notes | Druzys | April | 34 | Gem Notes | Sphene from Madagascar | April | 34 | Gem Notes | Color Change Garnets | April | 36 | Gem Notes | Pakistan Peridot | April | 36 | Gem Notes | Sapphire, Unheated Yellow | April | 38 | Gem Notes | Tanzanite | April | 40 | Gem Notes | Tourmaline: A Huge Nigerian Find | April | 40 | Gem Notes | Argyle Considering Rejoining De Beers? | April | 44 | Diamond Notes | Loupe-de-Loupe (De Beers inscription) | April | 44 | Diamond Notes | Eight of 10 Jewelers Flunk Moissanite Test | April | 44 | Diamond Notes | Mad Lampoons Diamond Industry | April | 45 | Diamond Notes | Piercing Pagoda Expands Its Diamond Presence | April | 50 | Diamond Notes | Lab-Grown Whites Still Years Off | April | 50 | Diamond Notes | Queen Presents a Yankee-Made Collar | April | 62 | Fashion Facets | Waves, Drops, Pink Pearls Abound at JA Show | April | 64 | Fashion Facets | Greta Garbo's Family Honors Her With Jewels | April | 66 | Fashion Facets | Impression of Flight (Winged Jewelry) | April | 70 | Fashion Facets | The P.R. Agency You Didn't Know You Had | April | 98 | Features | Staff Training That Really Works | April | 118 | Features | When Origins Really Count | April | 104 | Gemstones | Identifying the Materials in Antique Jewelry | April | 120 | Heritage | Practical Jewelry Repair | April | 126 | Workbench | Moving Your Sales to the Next Level | April | 160 | Editorial |
| Return to the top | |||||
| Title and Author | Month | Page | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 15 | Up Front | |||
| GIA to Lazare Kaplan: Fess Up | May | 15-16 | Up Front | A Wrap-Up of the Most Popular Gems | May | 28-36 | Gem Notes | Gem Pricing Update from The Guide | May | 38 | Gem Notes | U.S. Diamond Sales Jumped 9% Last Year | May | 42 | Diamond Notes | Canadian Mine Signs with De Beers | May | 42 | Diamond Notes | Brilliance Scope makes Debut | May | 44-45 | Diamond Notes | De Beer's Web Site to Include Ring Design | May | 48 | Diamond Notes | Diamonds Top Agenda at GIA Symposium | May | 50 | Diamond Notes | Metal Trends | May | 76 | Business Report | A Global Guide to Cultured Pearls | May | 161-182 | Promotional Supplement | The Multicultural Appeal of Yellow Gold | May | 86-88 | Features | Going for the Gold | May | 89-97 | Features | The Century Behind Us: Diamonds A Move to the Middle Class | May | 120-124 | Features | The Engagement Ring: Same Sentiment, Different Styles | May | 124-126 | Features | Here Come Branded Emeralds | May | 186-188 | Gemstones | Truth or Consequences: The Case for Full Disclosure of Ruby Treatment | May | 190-194 | Gemstones | India's Diamond Industry: Back from the Dead | May | 262-270 | Diamonds |
| Return to the top | |||||
| Title and Author | Month | Page | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 15-17 | Up Front | |||
| Ward Emerald Case Finally Closed | June | 17 | Up Front | Cyber-Auctioneer eBay Acquires Butterfield & Butterfield | June | 19 | Up Front | Burma Ruby is Focus of Heated Debate | June | 30-32 | Gem Notes | North Carolina Emeralds: A Follow-Up Report | June | 33-38 | Gem Notes | Tourmaline | June | 40-48 | Gem Notes | Gem Pricing Update from The Guide | June | 52 | Gem Notes | AGS Plans Cut Grades for Fancy Shapes | June | 62 | Diamond Notes | Oscar's Jewels | June | 64-66 | Diamond Notes | New Yorkers Pass Moissanite Test | June | 70-72 | Diamond Notes | EGL USA Goes High-Tech | June | 74 | Diamond Notes | Pearls of the Orient | June | 84 | Fashion Facets | On the Other Hand, Diamonds! | June | 105-110 | Features | Gemology's Outer Limits | June | 126-128 | Features - Diamonds | How to Disclose Without Botching the Sale | June | 170-174 | Features - Marketing | The Mythological messages of Cameos | June | 232-234 | Features - Heritage | Restoring a Mexican Silver Brooch | June | 258-266 | Bench Tricks |
| Return to the top | |||||
| Title and Author | Month | Page | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | 21 | Up Front | |||
| Suspect Underkarating? Now You Can Find Out | July | 23 | Up Front | ||
| Whitening Process Still has some Seeing Red | July | 40 | Diamond Notes | ||
| DeBeers Marque Changes Diamond into Graphite | July | 40 | Diamond Notes | ||
| Tiffany puts History on Display | July | 46 | Fashion Facets | ||
| Nature Calls | July | 56 | Fashion Facets | ||
| Going Cert-less | July | 88 | Diamonds | ||
| Disclose all Treatments! | July | 86 | Gemstones | ||
| Sleek Silver, Super Stones | July | 90 | Feature | ||
| As Silver's Price Stabilizes, Jewelry Sales Soar | July | 93 | Feature | ||
| Upheaval in the Pearl Market | July | 98 | Pearls | ||
| A Journey to the Four Peaks Mine | July | 106 | Gemstones | ||
| Return to the top | |||||
| Title and Author | Month | Page | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | 15 | Up Front | |||
| Silverman’s Jewelers Going out of Business | August | 17 | Up Front | ||
| Counterfeit Watch Offers Plague the ‘Net' | August | 17 | Up Front | ||
| New Columbian Emerald Enhancement | August | 28 | Gem Notes | ||
| Jewelry Judge Teams Up With "The Guide" | August | 30 | Gem Notes | ||
| New Canadian Find Yields Iolite and others | August | 34 | Gem Notes | ||
| De Beers Wins Rights to 'Millennium'Phrase | August | 36 | Diamond Notes | ||
| Soap Opera Star Touts Moissanite | August | 36 | Diamond Notes | ||
| Fox News: Appraisers Don't Know Moissanite | August | 38 | Diamond Notes | ||
| DPL Moves | August | 40 | Diamond Notes | ||
| Spanish Company Sets Sight on America | August | 42 | Fashion Facets | ||
| Poetic Diamonds | August | 44 | Fashion Facets | ||
| Making Pierced Earrings Easier to Wear | August | 44 | Fashion Facets | ||
| War Movie Inspired a Gem-Studed Purchase | August | 45 | Fashion Facets | ||
| Unshrouding the Mystery of Invisibly Set Gemstones | August | 84 | Heritage | ||
| Giving Pearls Pizzazz | August | 102 | Jewel of the Month | ||
| JCK Show: Vegas Standouts: What was New and Noteworthy | August | 58 | Feature | ||
| Fall Fashion Forecast: Party Heart and Cozy Up | August | 68 | Feature | ||
| Jewelry Industry Raises Alarm about Off Site Crime | August | 92 | Feature | ||
| Return to the top | |||||
| Title and Author | Month | Page | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 15-16 | Up Front | |||
| Tanzanite Lookalike | September | 34 | Gem Notes | ||
| A CSO for Sapphire | September | 34 | Gem Notes | ||
| Introducing Synthetic Blue Diamonds | September | 36 | Gem Notes | ||
| Oregon Sunstone: The Glittering Prize | September | 38-42 | Gem Notes | ||
| Mystery Diamond Treatment Dominates GIA Symposium | September | 92-4, 98-9, 104 | Gemology | ||
| Knowing Your Diamond Types | September | 96 | Gemology | ||
| Grade Expectations: How to Choose a Diamond Lab | September | 122-129 | Diamonds | ||
| The Century Behind Us: How Technology Revolutionized the Jewelry Industry | September | 130-140 | Diamonds | ||
| Return to the top | |||||
| Title and Author | Month | Page | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 15 | Up Front | |||
| T.V. Program Suggests Diamonds Have Little Value | October | 21-23 | Up Front | ||
| Diamond Sales Continue Climbing | October | 23-24 | Up Front | ||
| How to Choose a Colored Gem Lab | October | 130-134 | Gemstones | ||
| Polish Consortium Offers Amber Waves of Gems | October | 34-36 | Gem Notes | ||
| Sri Lanka to Import Gems from Madagascar | October | 36-38 | Gem Notes | ||
| Benitoite: California’s State Gem | October | 40-44 | Gem Notes | ||
| South American Diamonds | October | 52-54 | Diamond Notes | ||
| Misrepresented Diamonds Rampant on the Internet, Experts Say | October | 58 | Diamond Notes | ||
| The Definitive Text on Colored Diamonds | October | 62 | Diamond Notes | ||
| An Egg Fabergé Could Love | October | 64 | Fashion Facets | ||
| The Two Sides of Pearls | October | 88-104 | Feature | ||
| Pearls of Wisdom: A Review of GIA’s New Pearl Course | October | 105-108 | Feature | ||
| Return to the top | |||||
| Title and Author | Month | Page | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 15 | Up Front | |||
| DeBeers Lauches Ground Breaking TV Commercials | December | 21 | Up Front | ||
| Tahitian vs. Chinese Pearls: Revisited | December | 28-30 | Gem Notes | ||
| Gem Artists Show Stuff-Transvaal Diamond | December | 30-32 | Gem Notes | ||
| Here Comes Moissanite, Big Time | December | 32-33 | Gem Notes | ||
| Conch Pearls-Not What They Seem | December | 33-34 | Gem Notes | ||
| Where Do Diamonds Come From? (origin of carbon) | December | 38 | Diamond Notes | ||
| Diamonds in the Pink | December | 42-44 | Diamond Notes | ||
| DeBeers Stops Buying Stones from Angola | December | 46 | Diamond Notes | ||
| Party Time Necklaces | December | 77-83 | Feature | ||
| Can You Justify that Diamond Grade? | December | 84-89 | Feature | ||
| Pink Pearls | December | 96 | What's New | ||
| Sapphire Brooch Doubles Estimate | December | 101 | Supplier News | ||
| Return to the top | |||||
Return to the Syllabus.
This page originates from the Earth Science department for the use and benefit of students enrolled at Emporia State University. The curriculum is © by the author, 2002-2006. For more information contact the course instructor, S. W. Aber, e-mail: abersusa@emporia.edu Thanks for visiting! Created March 13, 2002; last update: 14 January, 2006.
copyright 2002-2006 © Susan Ward Aber. All rights reserved.