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2012

Exceptional Pearls & new Pearl Developments (2012)

Presentation by Dr. Michael Krzemnicki at 2012 SGG conference in Switzerland.

Presentations
Pearl
2011

Fancy coloured sapphires: the beauty beyond “blue” of sapphire and “red” of rubies (2011)

Presentation at Swiss Gemmological Society about trip to spinel and corundum deposits in Tanzania in October 2009 by Dr. Walter Balmer and Dr. Michael Krzemnicki

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Sapphire
2011

Tokki Pearls: Additional cultured pearls formed during pearl cultivation: External and internal structures (2011)

Presentation at Swiss Gemmological Society about trip to spinel and corundum deposits in Tanzania in October 2009 by Dr. Walter Balmer and Dr. Michael Krzemnicki

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Pearl
2011

News from the SSEF (2011)

Presentation at Swiss Gemmological Society about trip to spinel and corundum deposits in Tanzania in October 2009 by Dr. Walter Balmer and Dr. Michael Krzemnicki

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Gemmology
2010

News from the SSEF (2010)

News from the SSEF Lab. 2010 Swiss Gemmological Society conference. Presentation by Dr. Michael Krzemnicki

Presentations
Gemmology
2010

Heating and diffusion processes on rubies: characteristics, detection and declaration (2010)

Talk on ruby treatments and terminology during CIBJO Ruby Day in Munich in February 2010.

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Ruby
2010

Spinel: a gemstone on the rise (2010)

Talk given by Dr. Michael Krzemnicki in Hong Kong in 2010 about spinel, a gemstone increasingly in vogue. History, sources, origin determations, synthetics and treatments.

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Spinel
2010

Gemstones and the fascination of colour (2010)

Presentation at Swiss Gemmological Society about trip to spinel and corundum deposits in Tanzania in October 2009 by Dr. Walter Balmer and Dr. Michael Krzemnicki

Presentations
Gemmology
2010

Diamond Testing at SSEF (2010)

2010 Swiss Gemmological Conference presentation by Jean-Pierre Chalain on diamond grading and testing practices at the Swiss Gemmological Institute (SSEF).

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Diamond
2010

X-ray micro computed tomography: an explanation of the procedures and benefits (2010)

Presentation at Swiss Gemmological Society about trip to spinel and corundum deposits in Tanzania in October 2009 by Dr. Walter Balmer and Dr. Michael Krzemnicki

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