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March/April 2008
Volume 22 • No. 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS

ON THE COVER:
This assortment of included quartz from Bill Gangi and Greg Genovese shows the range of guest minerals to which rock crystal often plays host. Photo by Jim Lawson.

contents
Editorial: Editorial: Free-Dumb of Speech It is getting very hard to find corundum worthy of being called “natural.”	4
News Report: Dollar Dolors In Tucson Tucson ’08 featured dream gems at nightmare prices.	8
NEW! Ones-of-a-Kind: Fossilized Sand Dollars Looking for an Easter gem? Try million-year-old echinoderms from Chiapas, Mexico, that some say predict the coming of Christ.	13
What’s In: Afro-Style Paraiba A generous loophole allows gem labs to name cuprian green and greenish-blue tourmaline from Africa after a venerated mining locality in Brazil.	15
Designer Quartz: Earthen Wear This special photo atlas showcases many of the more than 40 different types of inclusions that are exciting designers worldwide.	18
NEW! Designer 911: Modern Art Miniatures Most of the members of Colored Stone’s new designer panel are active cheerleaders for rutilated quartz.	24
Drusy Quest Lapidary Greg Genovese takes us to Brazil on a successful buying trip for his specialty gem.	30
Intergem Report: Idar Reborn Debbie Yonick finds spirits high in Germany’s legendary cutting center.	34
How to Contact Us	40
online features
Show-Stoppers at Tucson ‘08 coming soon
advertising sections
Advertiser Index	40
Classifieds	41

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