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SSEF Facette No. 20, 2013
featured articles:
- Kashmir Sapphire
- CVD Synthetic Diamonds
- Pearl Farming in Australia & Micronesia
- Radiocarbon age-dating of pearls
- Keshi cultured pearls still in market
- Colour-changing zircon
- Paraiba tourmaline
- Dyed ethiopian opal
- Chrysoprase
- SSEF courses in 2013
- New SSEF-Ferrari shuttle service
- SSEF Premium Appendix
- Conferences 2012
- SSEF Library of Publications
- SSEF in Asia
- Team event
- Publications and Donations
SSEF Facette No. 19, 2012
featured articles:
- Fancy sapphires
- Jade
- Bastnäsite
- Corundum Research
- Rostellite
- Odontolite and Apatite
- Pearl Testing and Research
- GemExplorer Website
- IGC Conference 2011
- Vietnam Expedition
- SSEF courses in 2012
- New SSEF Reports
- New Websites
- Cut Grade of Diamonds
- In Memoriam: George Bosshart
- SSEF in Asia
- Team Achievements
- Publications and Donations
SSEF Facette No. 18, 2011
featured articles:
- Spinel, a gemstone on the rise
- Historic objects at SSEF
- Beryl pseudomorph
- Synthetic diamonds
- Stabilized opal
- Pearls in the focus
- Visits to pearl farms
- SSEF courses in 2011
- CIBJO, LMHC
- New EDXRF
- GemExplorer app
- New SSEF shuttles
- SSEF on-site in Paris
- SSEF in Asia 2011
- Conferences 2010
SSEF Facette No. 17, 2010
featured articles:
- What it takes to issue a certificate at SSEF
- New rubies from Montepuez, Mozambique
- Damage to cut gemstones
- CVD synthetic diamonds
- Micro X-ray tomography of pearls
- Age dating of pearls
- Detection of low-T heated pink sapphires
- Asteriated diamonds
- Peak analysis: The FWHM criterion
- SSEF Courses in 2009
- SSEF Photocard
- SSEF and Gem-A (London) Link-Up
- CIBJO, LMHC
- Conferences 2009
- Field trips 2009
SSEF Facette No. 16, 2009
featured articles:
- The future of gem testing
- Winza rubies
- Micro x-ray tomography of pearls
- Age determination of pearls
- Flux grown synthetic spinel
- Coatings on gemstones
- The Wittelsbach diamond
- Courses in 2009
- SSEF Alumni Association
- New SSEF Logo and Reports
- SSEF and Burma
- SSEF shuttle service
- News from CIBJO, LMHC, and CEN
SEF Facette No. 15, 2008
featured articles:
- New: Mobile UV-Vis spectrometer
- Jadeite Jade
- SSEF research with LA-ICP-MS
- Beryllium in sapphire
- Synthetic CVD diamonds
- Study of a 296 ct rough diamond
- Courses in 2008
- SSEF Alumni Association
- SSEF expands into Asia
- New shuttle service
- News from CIBJO and LMHC
SSEF Facette No. 14, 2007
featured articles:
- Small diamonds
- Gemstones from Tanzania
- “Chocolate Pearls”
- Origin determination of “Paraiba Tourmalines”
- SSEF Courses 2007
- SSEF Alumni Association
- Shaping the future of SSEF
- News from CIBJO and LMHC
SSEF Facette No. 13, 2006
featured articles:
- Trip to African gem sources
- Lizard in amber an artefact?
- CVD synthetic diamond
- Dyeing of gemstones
- Lead glass in ruby
- SSEF Courses 2006
- SSEF Alumni Association
- News from CIBJO and LMHC
SSEF Facette No. 12, 2005
featured articles:
- Diamonds are forever
- New Diamond Courses 2005
- Coral in vogue
- LIBS in gemmology
- Lead glass in ruby
- New: Launching of SSEF Alumni
- News from CIBJO and LMHC
- GemmoBasel 2005
SSEF Facette No. 11, 2004
featured articles:
- The magic and science of pearls
- Pezzottaite, a new mineral and gemstone
- CVD synthetic diamonds and HPHT treatment of diamonds
- New sapphires from Sri Lanka: diffusion treated or not?
- LIBS: Detection of beryllium diffusion treated corundum
- LMHC: The use of a harmonized terminology on certificates starts