November/December 2001 Table of Contents

November/December 2001

November/December 2001
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2001 — Volume 14 • No. 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS

UP FRONT
Montana Sapphire Venture Bites the Dust Another attempt at large-scale sapphire mining in Montana's Yogo Gulch has come up short. Where did it all go wrong?	17
Myanmar Eyes Investment: Seeking a centralized gem trade	14
AFGEM Case Dismissed: Court finds charges unconstitutional. See online news story.	16
FEATURES
Shades of Meaning How powerful is a gemstone's color? Powerful enough to boost your sales — if you read your customer right.	38
DEPARTMENTS
Cuts: Nature's Hand Instead of using traditional cuts, some designers let Mother Nature shape the gems they use in jewelry.	43
Gem I.D.: Defining Amber It should be easy, right? But where amber is concerned, nothing is as simple as it looks.	47
Preview: Tucson 2002 Here's what's new for the Tucson gem shows this year.	50
Reviews: Bright, Bold Designs Keep JA Alive Through hard times, JA New York manages to come out with a successful show.	53

Editorial	4	Calendar	57
Melee	6	Classifieds	60
Reporter's Notebook	54	Advertisers' Index	62
Resources	56

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