March/April 2004 Colored Stone Table of Contents

March/April 2004

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MARCH/APRIL 2004
Volume 17 • No. 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS

ON THE COVER: TOP: Ruby pin/pendant by Steve Midgett of Earthshine Mokume; photo by Ralph Gabriner. BOTTOM: Top of a reticulated silver brooch by Keith Grey Hale; photo by Tony J. Masters, courtesy Grey Whale Jewelry. Full piece pictured on pg. 18.

Editorial	4

What's In	6
New Looks: Mellow Yellow Designers experience the mystique of yellow jade.	8
The Golden Rule Italian manufacturers at Vicenza set a feminine trend for 2004.	12
Mating Metal & Stone Metal in all its fluid forms complements the fire of colored gemstones.	16
Fortune, Gods, & Gems Millennia of tradition shape Indian jewelry's new groove. ONLINE BONUS: Hinduism's bejeweled gods and goddesses.	22

News	26
Heard In: Tucson ONLINE BONUS: Our editors' report from the Tucson gem shows -- found only online!	28
Benched Before you design, find out how well your stone plays with metal. ONLINE BONUS: Expert gem setters share their dos and don'ts.	32
Anatomy of a Gem Scam Would you buy a used gem from this man?	36

News	40
The Flow	42
Eye on Price	44
Valley of Rubies Mogok's heavily-guarded mines are slowly yielding up the last of their treasures.	46
The Stone of the Czars Connoisseurs agree: It's all about the color change.	50
Resources	55
Calendar	57
ADVERTISING SECTIONS
Classifieds	60
Advertiser Index	62

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