No.2 August 2003
 
    What 's inside?

- Cover Page
- Editor, Editional Review Board and abstract
   Dr. A. Peretti
   Prof. Dr. D.Günther
   
 
Contents
       
 
Expedition to the Ruby and Spinel Mines of Namya
(Northern Burma/Myanmar)
Namya Expedition Photo Album
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Photo Album of the Namya Ruby and Spinel Mines

Namya Rubies
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Table of ED-XRF and LA-ICP-MS Analyses of Namya Rubies

Namya Ruby rough and Inclusion Photo Album
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Spinel from Namya (Burma/Myanmar)
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Comparison of Mogok and Namya Spinel

New light Element Test for Spinel Identification using LA-ICP-MS

Namya Spinel Rough and Inclusion Photo Album

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New Findings of Rare Collector Gemstone "Painite" from Mogok (Myanmar) 19
Beryllium Treatment Part B 21
Inclusions in Beryllium Treated Corundum and Cathodoluminescence 22
Beryllium Treatment of Synthetic Pink Sapphires

Beryllium Treatment of Synthetic Rubies

Chemical Identification Charts for Beryllium Treated Corundum
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Origin of color in Beryllium Treated Corundum

Tables of LA-ICP-MS Analyses of Beryllium Treated Synthetic Corundum

Tables of LA-ICP-MS Analyses of Beryllium Treated and Conventional Heated Natural Corundum

Tables of LA-ICP-MS Analyses of Natural and Synthetic Spinel
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