GO 340 Gemstones & Gemology

Emporia State University

Educational Journal Indexing Assignment

http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go340/2000.htm

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), Jessica Berg (2002), Susan Kelley (2002), and Patsy Mura (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.

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JCK Journal Articles-2000

Title and Author Month Page Notes
Solving the Puzzle of Gem Origins February 48 Gem Notes
New Process Turns Browns into Fancies February 62 Diamond Notes
Sotheby's Sets Record Price for Vivid Green February 64 Diamond Notes
Emerald February 87 Jewel of the Month
The Fight over Dirty Diamonds February 94 Feature
Make Your Estate Revenue Soar February 126 Feature
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Title and Author Month Page Notes
JCK Announces an Electronic Newsletter March 27 Up Front
Online Sellers Still Failing to Comply with FTC Guides March 29 Up Front
Are Freshwater Chinese Pearls Being Misrepresented? March 36-38 Gem Notes
Bahia Arrives in Los Angeles March 38 Gem Notes
Millennium Stones a Success (De Beers' Millenium Star Diamond March Diamond Notes
Treated Green Diamonds Who Saw Them First March 48-50 Diamond Notes
The Venerable Bead (gold carved beads) March 54-56 Fashion Facets
Ruby March 77-78 Jewel of the Month
Should You Buy Diamonds on the Internet? March 114-115 Feature
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Title and Author Month Page Notes
Jewelry Crime at an All-Time High (traveling salespeople) April 12 Up Front
Noted Jewelry Manufacturer A. Levian Dead at 77 April 27 Up Front
FTC Brochures Help Consumers and Jewelers April 29 Up Front
Report from Tucson April 40 Gem Notes
Learn Gem Carving April 49 Gem Notes
DeBeers: Tired of Being an Outcast April 56 Diamond Notes
Did Lack of Control Hurt the Millenium Brand? April 56 Diamond Notes
Pegasus to Step Up Marketing Efforts (GE stones) April 58 Diamond Notes
Trophy Pearls April 86 Fashion Facets
Perle Utopia Finds Success (branded pearls) April 88 Fashion Facets
Sapphire April 135 Jewel of the Month
Taking Disclosure to the Next Level April 196 Editorial
Platinum Quarterly April 101-115 Feature
Planning a Branding Srategy April 139-152 Feature
Out of the Woods (jewelry designs) April 154-157 Feature
Where's Poppa's Jewelry April 158 Feature
Take-In of Estate Jewelry - Proceed with Caution April 162-166 Feature
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Title and Author Month Page Notes
Jeweler Found Guilty of Fraud Must Pay $40 Million May 21 Up Front
New Method Of Laser Drilling Mimics Inclusions May 23 Up Front
FBI May Hire 10 More Agents To Fight Jewelry Crime May 32 Up Front
Report from Tucson, Part II May 46 Gem Notes
If You're Going Next Year May 60 Gem Notes
Bigger is Beautiful May 72 Diamond Notes
Israeli Manufacturer Gets Angolian Rough May 75 Diamond Notes
DDC Launches Web Site May 75 Diamond Notes
Runway Celebrity Roundup May 84 Fashion Facets
Toe-Tally Precious May 86 Fashion Facets
Russian Tradition Inspires Jewelry May 92 Fashion Facets
Tanzanite May 109 Jewel of the Month
Practical Jewelry Repair May 276 Bench Tricks
Amber Association Has Online Presence May 346 Associations
Company Sets Up Online Group May 346 Associations
MJSA Establishes Online Career Center May 346 Associations
The Man Who Wants To Hurt Your Business May 424 Editorial
Finally, Some Gold Jewelry Promotion May 114 Feature
Pretty in Pink May 120 Feature
Chase to the Cut May 126 Feature
Is New York Back as a Diamond Center May 258 Feature
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Title and Author Month Page Notes
Swiss Gen Lab Claims Foolproof 'Pegasus' Detection June 21 Up Front
GIA Halts QVC Appearances June 25 Up Front
Jewelry Goes Under June 25 Up Front
JCK Names New Editor-in-Chief June 32 Up Front
More-and More Expensive-Moissanite June 50 Gem Notes
International Labs Trying to Agree on Standards June 56 Gem Notes
Gem Cutter Recieves High German Honor June 58 Gem Notes
De Beers Web Site Suffers Security Glitch June 80 Diamond Notes
De Beers' New Name June 80 Diamond Notes
New Color Treatments for Diamonds June 82 Diamond Notes
Bar Codes on Diamonds June 88 Diamond Notes
Platinum for the Pope June 94 Fashion Facets
New Talent June 96 Fashion Facets
Blame it on Rio June 96 Fashion Facets
Black Opal June 125 Jewel of the Month
Avoiding Backroom Accidents June 362 Bench Tricks
Practical Jewelry Repair June 378 Bench Tricks
Stop and Smell the Roses June 452 Editorial
The Boom in Pearls June 134 Features
Wish They All Could Be California Pearls June 142 Features
Tropical Flowers in Bloom June 345 Features
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Title and Author Month Page Notes
DeBeers Announces Pricing Change July 21 Up Front
Signet Buys Marks and Morgan for $115 Million July 23 Up Front
Tanzanite Mines go Online July 40 Gem Notes
United Pearl Producers Auction Tahitian Pearls July 42 Gem Notes
Diamond.Com's Uncertainty July 48 Diamond Notes
Lasering without Drilling July 48 Diamond Notes
Who is Today's Platinum Consumer? July 68 Feature
With Platinum Rings, They Wed July 72 Feature
Elyssa B Design: Get Bead-dazzeled July 80 Fashion Facets
Talisman Unlimited: From TV to Jewelry July 84 Fashion Facets
Turquoise July 101 Jewel of the Month
Everyone's Branding Diamonds! July 132 Feature
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Title and Author Month Page Notes
Jeweler Gets 40 Years for Fraud August 21 Up Front
JA Members Get Material on Conflict Diamonds August 31 Up Front
ELG Offers Reports on Nacre Thickness August 38 Gem Notes
Estate Jewelers Assoc Opens Lab and Web Site August 40 Gem Notes
Ruby Slippers Prove There's No Place Like Oz August 42 Gem Notes
DeBeers, GIA Defend Research August 48 Diamond Notes
Orapa Mine in Botswana in Now the World's Biggest August 50 Diamond Notes
GIA Launches Online Consumer Diamond-Buying Guide August 52 Diamond Notes
Gold Trends 2000 August 64 Fashion Facets
Jadeite Jade August 71 Jewel of the Month
Minimize or Eliminate Breakage in V shaped prongs August 74 Bench Tricks
Stressing Stones August 90 Feature
Conflict Diamonds: The Fight Continues August 102 Feature
GIA Introduces Jewelry Essentials August 133 Associations
JA Releases Bench Videos August 133 Associations
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Title and Author Month Page Notes
Zales Buys Piercing Pagoda October 21 Up Front
Zale Corp. Sued for Insurance Fraud October 23 Up Front
Harry Oppenheimer Dies at 93 October 25 Up Front
Survey Says Jewelers Shun Treatments October 27 Up Front
AGS Launches Expansion October 29 Up Front
Jewelers Help Capture Suspect (jewel thief) October 31 Up Front
Firm Buys Majority in Ross-Simons October 34 Up Front
John Robert Latendresse: In His Own Words October 44 Gem Notes
The Mantle Tissue Issue October 46 Gem Notes
Gem World Blasts JVC October 50 Gem Notes
World Federation Endorses 'SI3" Grade October 58 Diamond Notes
DeBeers Plans Pegasus Black Box October 60 Diamond Notes
New Type of Inclusion Found October 60 Diamond Notes
Russia Threatening to Leave DeBeers October 62 Diamond Notes
Janitor May Keep Diamond October 62 Diamond Notes
Improving in Mother Nature October 62 Diamond Notes
'Lion Cut' to Be Decided October 64 Diamond Notes
DeBeers and Argyle Together Again October 65 Diamond Notes
Tiffany's Colorful History October 70 Fashion Facets
Retail Giant (Tiffany) Woos Bride October 72 Fashion Facets
Jewelry Has Hidden Hi-Tech Message October 74 Fashion Facets
Diamonds Are an Icon's Best Friend (Liz) October 74 Fashion Facets
Mikimoto Honors World Beauty October 74 Fashion Facets
Abalone Pearls October 91 Jewel of the Month
Flush Setting Stones October 172 Bench Tricks
The Backyard Voting Booth (presidential election) October 224 Editorial
Fashion's Newest Star…cultured pearls October 104 Feature
Black (Diamonds) By Popular Demand October 124 Feature
'Conflict' Resolution? October 132 Feature
CSO, R.I.P., DeBeers Adapts October 128 Feature
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Title and Author Month Page Notes
GE Says Pegasus is Detectable (diamond whitening) November 21 Up Front
New Legislation Would Ban Diamond Imports November 21 Up Front
RTZ Tried to Block DeBeer's Argyle Bid November 29 Up Front
Gubelin Gem Lab Intoduces Thermal Enhancement Scale November 52-54 Gem Notes
On the Road to Coober Pedy November 56-60 Gem Notes
AGS Intoduces Laser Inscriptions November 66 Diamond Notes
GIA Says Oved Filling is not Un-'Torch'-able November 66 Diamond Notes
Diamond Bashing Author Returns (Edward Jay Epstein) November 68 Diamond Notes
DeBeers' First-Half Profits Triple November 70 Diamond Notes
Gubelin Gem Lab Pegs Pegasus November 74-78 Diamond Notes
3-Beams ID Process Can Help Track Conflict Diamonds November 79 Diamond Notes
Color Gets All Mixed Up November 80-84 Fashion Facets
In Europe, A Love Affair with Diamonds and Glamour November 82-83 Fashion Facets
Gem Garnets November 99-100 Jewel of the Month
Making Small Jump Rings Exactly the Same Size November 183 Bench Tricks
New Lab Opens, Offers Guarantee (diamond grading) November 198 Lab News
Of Shakes and Stones and Cinderella (gem treatment disclosure) November 218 Editorial
JCK's Annual Salary Survey November 129-136 Feature
Un-'Conflict'-ed November 137-140 Feature
Brand New Day? (diamond branding) November 142-144 Feature
Platinum Design: Technology Enhances Creativity November 148-150 Feature
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Title and Author Month Page Notes
Prime Time Tackles Conflict Diamonds December 21 Up Front
Countries Approve Rough Certification December 21 Up Front
JVC Defines Standards December 27 Up Front
Dresden Green Unveiled at Harry Winston December 32 Gem Notes
Growing Bigger Pearls December 32 Gem Notes
On the Road to Coober Pedy, Part 2 Opals December 34 Gem Notes
Gemmerwocky Gem Identification December 38 Gem Notes
Can System Track Conflict Stones? December 44 Diamond Notes
Sightholders Rankled by Questionnaire December 44 Diamond Notes
Canadian "Certified" Stones Released to Market December 46 Diamond Notes
Diamond Books Cover Rough and Colored December 48 Diamond Notes
Gem Trade Lab: $3 Billion a Year? December 48 Diamond Notes
FDG Claims New Laser Treatment December 50 Diamond Notes
African Gold Miners are Fashion Headliners December 52 Fashion Facets
Customers Respond to Fashion December 56 Fashion Facets
Tahiti Goes Native in Manhattan December 56 Fashion Facets
Red Jewels December 71 Jewel of the Month
Green Jewels December 75 Jewel of the Month
Deck the Walls with Elegant Gems December 78 Feature
Traveler's Tales, Golden Anniversary December 93 Associations
Tales from the Backside (back/front nice) December 94 Heritage
Modify Pliers for Increased Precision and Security December 100 Bench Tricks
Blessings by Hedda Schupak December 122 Editorial
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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.

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