GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 172
Monday, 23 October 2017: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls 4EF (Washington State Convention Center)

T158. Gemological Research in the 21st Century—Characterization, Exploration, and Geological Significance of Diamonds and other Gem Minerals (Posters)

Gemological Institute of America
Authors will be present from 9:30 to 11:30 AM and 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
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DIAMAP: NEW APPLICATIONS FOR PROCESSING IR SPECTRA OF FLUID-RICH DIAMONDS AND MAPPING DIAMONDS CONTAINING ISOLATED NITROGEN (TYPE IB) AND BORON (TYPE IIB)
HOWELL, Daniel1, WEISS, Yakov2, SMIT, Karen V.3, LOUDIN, Lorne3 and NESTOLA, Fabrizio1, (1)Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Universita di Padua, Via Giotto 1, Padova, 35137, Italy, (2)Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Palisades, NY 10964-800, (3)Gemological Institute of America (GIA), 50 West 47 Street, New York, NY 10036, lloudin@gia.edu
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NICKEL RELATED ABSORPTION CAUSING GREEN COLOR IN HPHT GROWN SYNTHETIC DIAMOND
JOHNSON, Paul1, MOE, Kyaw Soe2, MYAGKAYA, Elina1 and LOUDIN, Lorne3, (1)Gemological Institute of America, New York, NY 10036, (2)Gemological Institute of America, 50 W 47th Street, New York, NY 10036, (3)Gemological Institute of America (GIA), 50 West 47 Street, New York, NY 10036, pauljohnson@gia.edu
Handouts
  • Poster GSA 2017.pdf (774.7 kB)
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    JOHN SINKANKAS AND GEMOLOGY: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
    DIRLAM, Dona Mary, TOZER, Rose, JONATHAN, Cathleen, RUCINSKI, Paula, ELEN, Sheryl and ROGERS, Chris, Richard T. Liddicoat Gemological Library and Information Center, Gemological Institute of America (GIA), The Robert Mouawad Campus, 5345 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, dona.dirlam@gmail.com
    279
    BLUE-GREEN PYROPE-SPESSARINE GARNET WITHOUT A COLOR CHANGE PHENOMENON: THE ROLE OF VANADIUM IN THE COLOR OF GARNETS
    SUN, Ziyin, RENFRO, Nathan D. and PALKE, Aaron, Gemological Institute of America (GIA), 5355 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008, zsun@gia.edu
    280
    MICRO- AND NANO- SIZED INCLUSIONS IN IAB DIAMONDS AND THEIR GEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
    GU, Tingting1, WANG, Wuyi1 and OHFUJI, Hiroaki2, (1)Gemological Institute of America, 50 west 47 Street, New York, NY 10036, (2)Geodynamics Research Center (GRC), Ehime University, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan, tgu@gia.edu
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    IRRADIATED AND ANNEALED NATURAL PINK DIAMONDS
    MOE, Kyaw Soe, Gemological Institute of America, 50 W 47th Street, New York, NY 10036, JOHNSON, Paul, Gemological Institute of America, New York, NY 10036 and WANG, Wuyi, Gemological Institute of America, 50 west 47 Street, New York, NY 10036, kmoe@gia.edu
    282
    SYNCHROTRON XANES: AN ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUE FOR MEASURING FE³⁺ CONTENT IN TOURMALINE
    LEVY, Elizabeth1, ROY, Amitava2, HENRY, Darrell J.1 and DUTROW, Barbara L.1, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)J. Bennett Johnston, Sr., Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, elevy5@lsu.edu
    283
    THE 812-CARAT PURE TYPE IAB CONSTELLATION DIAMOND FROM KAROWE – PART OF AN EVEN LARGER ROUGH?
    D'HAENENS-JOHANSSON, Ulrika F.S., SMITH, Evan M., SMIT, Karen V. and MOSES, Thomas M., Gemological Institute of America, 50 W 47th Street, New York, NY 10036, ujohansson@gia.edu
    284
    CHEMICAL ZONING HAS INSIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON PREDICTION OF HOST LITHOLOGY OF TOURMALINE USING MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS) SPECTRA
    MOUNT, Cole1, MCMILLAN, Nancy J.2, DUTROW, Barbara L.3 and HENRY, Darrell J.3, (1)Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, PO Box 30001, MSC 3AB, Las Cruces, NM 88003, (2)Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Box 30001 MSC 3AB, Las Cruces, NM 88003, (3)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, mcmount@nmsu.edu
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    OBSERVATIONS ON MAGNESITE INCLUSIONS IN NATURAL SILICON-VACANCY GEM DIAMONDS
    BREEDING, Christopher M., Gemological Institute of America, 5355 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, christopher.breeding@gia.edu
    286
    SYENITE-HOSTED SAPPHIRES—PROBABLE CRUSTAL SAMPLING
    TURNIER, Rachelle B., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706 and HARLOW, George E., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, gharlow@amnh.org
    287
    U-PB AGES OF ZIRCON INCLUSIONS IN SAPPHIRES FROM RATNAPURA AND BALANGODA (SRI LANKA)
    SCHMIDT, Susanne T1, ELMALEH, Emilie2, KARAMPELAS, Stefanos3, LINK, Klemens4, KIEFERT, Lore4, SÜSSENBERGER, Annette1 and PAUL, André1, (1)University of Geneva, Rue des Maraichers 13, Geneva, 1207, Switzerland, (2)Geneva, 1205, Switzerland, (3)Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT), WTC East Tower, Manama, Bahrain, 00, Bahrain, (4)Gübelin Gem Lab, Lucerne,, Maihofstr. 102, Lucerne, 6006, Switzerland, susanne.schmidt@unige.ch
    288
    THE DISTRIBUTION OF HYDROXYL SPECIES IN HYDROTHERMAL QUARTZ CRYSTALS:  THE DOMINANT ROLE OF POST-CRYSTALLIZATION DIFFUSION
    BRINZA, Eric M., FITZPATRICK, William A. and IHINGER, Phillip D., Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54702, brinzaem@uwec.edu
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    DIAMOND INTRAGRANULAR δ13C VARIABILITY MEASURED BY TOF-SIMS
    SUNDELL, Tyler, Department of Geography, Geology, and Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897 and MICHELFELDER, Gary S., Department of Geography, Geology and Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897, Sundell127@live.missouristate.edu
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    DIAMOND FORMATION THROUGH ISOCHEMICAL COOLING OF CHO FLUIDS VS REDOX BUFFERING: EXAMPLES FROM MARANGE PERIDOTITIC AND ZIMMI ECLOGITIC DIAMONDS
    SMIT, Karen V., Gemological Institute of America, 50 W 47th Street, New York, NY 10036, STACHEL, Thomas, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-24 ESB, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, STERN, Richard A., Canadian Centre for Isotopic Microanalysis, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, SHIREY, Steven B., Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, STEELE, Andrew, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad branch Rd, NW Washington, DC 20015 and WANG, Wuyi, Gemological Institute of America, 50 west 47 Street, New York, NY 10036, wwang@gia.edu
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    STUDY OF SPATIAL CORRELATION OF POINT DEFECTS IN NATURAL DIAMOND WITH BROWN COLORATION
    ARDON, Troy, Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, CA 92008 and EATON-MAGANA, Sally, Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, CA 92653, tardon@gia.edu
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    THE CAUSE OF COLOR VARIATION IN WATERMELON TOURMALINE: INSIGHTS FROM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY
    TOLLEFSON, Kyle T., Geology, U Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54702 and IHINGER, Phillip D., Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54702, tollefkt@uwec.edu
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