No.7 December 2008
 
    What 's inside?

- Cover Page
- Forward
- Editor and Editional Review Board
   
  Winza Rubies Identified  
 
Contents
       
 
New Ruby Source from Tanzania 1-2
Market Importance of New Tanzanian Rubies 3
Map on Natural Resources of Tanzania Including the new Rubies from Winza 4
Geology and Petrography of the
"Winza" Mining Area
5-6
Geology Map of the "Winza"
Mine and Surrounding Area
7-8
Details of Mining Activities at the
"Winza Ruby Mine" in Tanzania
9-10
Field Work at "Winza" Ruby Mine 11
Details of Mining Activities at "Winza" (Tanzania) 12
Detailed Studies in the Primary Ruby Mine Shafts at "Winza" (Tanzania)  15-16
GRS Portable Field Raman Spectrometer 17
Rock Samples fronm the "Winza" Ruby Mine 18
Garnet-Pargasite Rock Samples Containing Rubies and Sapphires from "Winza" 19
Thin Section Analysis of Rocks from the Ruby Mine at Winza 20
Raman Analysis of Rock-Forming Pargasite and Spinel from "Winza" (Tanzanite) 21
Selecting Ruby Samples from the "Winza" Mine 22
Ruby Samples from "Winza" (Tanzania) 23-24
Reference Sample Collection from "Winza" (Tanzania) 25
Summary Inclusion Identifications 26
Color-zoning in a Ruby from "Winza" (Tanzania) 27
Fluid Inclusions in Rubies from "Winza" (Tanzania) 28-30
Arching and Spiraling needle-like Inclusions in Rubies from "Winza" (Tanzania) 31-32
Pargasite Inclusions in Rubies from "Winza" (Tanzania) 33-35
Garnet Inclusions in Rubies from "Winza" (Tanzania) 36-37
Talc Inclusions in Rubies from "Winza" (Tanzania) 38
Xenothim, Apatite and Pyrite Inclusions in Rubies from "Winza" (Tanzania) 39
Inclusions in Rubies from "Winza" (Tanzania) 40
Inclusions Research by Chemical (SEM-EDX) and Structural Analysis (XRD) 41
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM-EDX) Analysis of Inclusions 42-48
   
Color-zoning and growth Features in Rubies from "Winza" (Tanzania) 49-60
   
Inclusions Features in Rubies from "Winza" (Tanzania) 61-62
Inclusions Features (Micro-Partcles) in Rubies from "Winza" (Tanzania) 63-64
Inclusions Features in Rubies from "Winza" (Tanzania) 65-66
Chemical Analysis of "Winza" Rubies by LA-ICP-MS 67-69
Chemical Analysis by Methods 70
Chemical Analysis Profile of "Winza" Rubies by LA-ICP-MS 71-86
Interpretation of Rare Earth Element (REE) Patterns 87
REE Patterns in Pargaste and Garnet 88
ED-XRF Analysis of Corundum from the "Winza Mine" (Tanzania) and other Origins 89
FTIR Analysis of Corundum from the "Winza Mine" (Tanzania) and other Origins 90
UV-VIS-NIR Spectroscopy Analysis of Corundum from the "Winza Mine" (Tanzania) Unheated/heated 91
Formation Conditions and Gemmological Conclusions 92,95
LA-ICP-MS Analysis of CI-Ferro-Pargasite and Apatite Inclusions 93
  LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Garnet Inclusions 94
  Acknowledgments 95
  About the Authors and Literature 96-97