GSA Connects 2021 in Portland, Oregon

Session No. 107
Monday, 11 October 2021: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
A107–A109 (Oregon Convention Center)

T106. Gemological Research in the 21st Century—Gem Minerals and Localities

Gemological Institute of America; Mineralogical Society of America; Society of Economic Geologists

 

James Shigley, Wuyi Wang, Barbara Dutrow, John W. Valley and Caroline Nelms, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
MINERALOGY AND HISTORY OF SEMI-PRECIOUS GEMSTONES ON THE BORGHESE-WINDSOR CABINET (Invited Presentation)
CELESTIAN, Aaron1, HEGINBOTHAM, Arlen2, EHLMANN, Bethany3, GREENBERGER, Rebecca N.4 and MORGAN, Alyssa1, (1)Mineral Sciences, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90007, (2)Decorative Arts and Sculpture Conservation, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA 90049, (3)Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1950 Paloma Street, Pasadena, CA 91104, (4)Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125
1:55 PM
AN EXPLORATION OF PRIMARY NATIVE COPPER IN OREGON SUNSTONES
BADUR, Cisil1, CAHOON, Emily2, KAMENOV, George3 and HAMES, Willis E.1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, 2050 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum, Auburn, AL 36849, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 providence Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611
2:10 PM
DIFFUSION MECHANISM OF CU IN THE GEM-QUALITY LABRADORITE FELDSPAR
JIN, Shiyun1, MA, Lu2, SUN, Ziyin3 and PALKE, Aaron C.1, (1)Gemological Institute of America (GIA), 5345 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008, (2)National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bldg 743 3L143 NSLS-II, Upton, NY 11973, (3)Gemological Institute of America (GIA), 5345 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, NY 92008
2:25 PM
CRYSTAL-CHEMICAL OBSERVATIONS AND THE RELATION BETWEEN SODIUM AND WATER IN DIFFERENT BERYL VARIETIES
HENRY, Rhiana1, GROAT, Lee A.2, EVANS, R. James2, CEMPÍREK, Jan3 and ŠKODA, Radek3, (1)11-1975 Alma St, Vancouver, BC V6R 3P8, CANADA, (2)Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Masaryk University, Brno, 611 37, Czech Republic
2:40 PM
VARIABLE OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIOS FROM MONTANA CORUNDUM: IMPLICATIONS FOR PROTOLITH AND GENESIS OF IN SITU SIMS MEASUREMENTS
TURNIER, Rachelle1, PALKE, Aaron C.2, BERG, Richard3, KITAJIMA, Kouki1 and VALLEY, John W.1, (1)Geoscience Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706, (2)Gemological Institute of America, 5345 Armada Dr., Carlsbad, NY 92008, (3)Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1301 W Park St., Butte, MT 59701
2:55 PM
DISCOVERY OF A NEW GROUP OF SAPPHIRES FROM ROCK CREEK, MONTANA
PALKE, Aaron, Gemological Institute of America (GIA), 5345 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008 and RENFRO, Nathan D., Gemological Institute of America (GIA), 5355 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008
3:10 PM
ZINC-ENRICHED FRACTURE-FILL AND FIBROUS OVERGROWTHS IN PARAÍBA TOURMALINE FROM THE SÃO JOSÉ DA BATALHA, BRAZIL
HENRY, Darrell, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and DUTROW, Barbara, Louisiana State UnivDept Geology & Geophysics, E235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Bldg, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4101
 
3:25 PM
Break
 
3:30 PM
Discussion
3:35 PM
SPECTROSCOPIC THERMAL VARIATION AND COLOR MECHANISM OF KUH-I-LAL PINK SPINEL FROM TAJIKISTAN
LIU, Yicen, ZHOU, Zheng-yu and QI, Li-jian, Gems & Technological Material Lab., Tongji University, Boyi Bldg., Suite 707 , North Zhongshan Rd., Shanghai, 200070, China
3:50 PM
HOW TO CALCULATE COLOR FROM SPECTRA OF UNIAXIAL GEMSTONES
SHEN, Che, Munsell Color Science Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology, 54 Lomb Memorial Drive, COL-18-1066, Rochester, NY 14623, PALKE, Aaron C., Gemological Institute of America, 5345 Armada Dr., Carlsbad, NY 92008, SUN, Ziyin, Gemological Institute of America (GIA), 5345 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, NY 92008 and FAIRCHILD, Mark D., Munsell Color Science Lab, 54 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623
4:05 PM
SEASONAL SHIFTS IN FRESHWATER PEARL MINERALOGY AND CHEMISTRY (Invited Presentation)
FARFAN, Gabriela, Department of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560, ZHOU, Chunhui, Gemological Institute of America, New York, NY 10036, ORLAND, Ian J., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, University of Wisconsin, 1215 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706 and VALLEY, John W., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
4:25 PM
DISORDERED DOLOMITE FOUND IN THE CENTER OF A NATURAL PEARL FROM A CASSIS SP. MOLLUSK
ZHOU, Chunhui1, JIN, Shiyun2, SUN, Ziyin2, HOMKRAJAE, Artitaya2, MYAGKAYA, Elina1, NILPETPLOY, Nanthaporn3 and LAWANWONG, Kwanreun3, (1)Gemological Institute of America, New York, NY 10036, (2)Gemological Institute of America (GIA), 5345 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008, (3)Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Bangkok, Thailand
4:40 PM
EXAMINING THE DEFECTS IN NATURALLY IRRADIATED GREEN DIAMONDS: A STATISTICAL APPROACH TO SPECTROSCOPY
HARDMAN, Matthew F., Gemological Institute of America, 5355 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008, EATON-MAGANA, Sally, Research, GIA, 5355 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008 and BREEDING, Christopher M., Gemological Institute of America, 5355 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008
4:55 PM
DEUTERIUM-DEPLETED COMPOSITIONS OF DIAMOND-HOSTED MINERAL INCLUSIONS FROM THE SUBCONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE
BASSOO Jr., Roy, Geosciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, BEFUS, Kenneth, Department of Geosciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, HAHN Jr., Timothy M., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1169, Saint Louis, MO 63130 and BOSE, Maitrayee, School of Earth and Space exploration, Arizona State University, School of Earth & Space Exploration Arizona State University PSF 608, 550 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281, Tempe, AZ 85287
5:10 PM
EFFECT OF ROUGH DIAMOND POLISHING ON THE CARBON CENTERED RADICALS
LITVAK KOCHAVI, Ira, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel, CAHANA, Avner, Dianer diamonds, Ramat Gan, RUTHSTEIN, Sharon, Department of Chemistry and Institute of Nanotechnology & advanced Materials, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel and COHEN, Haim, Department of Chemistry, Faculty Natural Sciences, Ben Gurion U. of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
 
5:25 PM
Concluding Remarks
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