Monday, 20 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Vancouver Convention Centre-West 202/203
Gemological Institute of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

James E. Shigley, Dona Dirlam, Frank C. Hawthorne, Lee A. Groat, Thomas Stachel and Barbara L. Dutrow, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
SIMS APPLICATIONS TO DIAMOND RESEARCH
STACHEL, Thomas1, STERN, Richard A.2, PETTS, Duane1, NICHOLS, Katie1, and CHACKO, Tom3, (1) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-24 ESB, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, tstachel@ualberta.ca, (2) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (3) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada
8:35 AM
CONSTRAINS ON HIGHLY STRAINED PINK DIAMONDS BY HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION FTIR AND RAMAN MAPPING
GAILLOU, Eloïse, Department of Mineral Sciences, NHMLAC, 900 Exposition Bvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, eloise.gaillou@gmail.com, POST, Jeffrey E., Dept. of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, STEELE, Andrew, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC 20015, and BUTLER, James E., Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375
8:50 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF DIAMONDS AND OTHER GEM MINERALS WITH FIB/TEM
WIRTH, R., 3.3 Chemistry and Physics of Earth Materials, GFZ Potsdam, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam 14473 Germany, wirth@gfz-potsdam.de
9:05 AM
CARBON ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF CVD SYNTHETIC GEM DIAMONDS
WANG, Wuyi1, D'HAENENS-JOHANSSON, Ulrika1, SMIT, Karen1, BREEDING, Christopher M.2, and STERN, Richard3, (1) Gemological Institute of America, 50 West 47 Street, New York, NY 10036, wwang@gia.edu, (2) Gemological Institute of America, 5345 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, (3) Canadian Centre for Isotopic Microanalysis, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2E3, Canada
9:20 AM
­GROWTH CONDITIONS OF MIXED-HABIT DIAMONDS FROM MARANGE, ZIMBABWE
SMIT, Karen V.1, WANG, Wuyi1, SHIREY, Steven B.2, and WANG, Jianhua2, (1) Gemological Institute of America, 50 West 47 Street, New York, NY 10036, ksmit@gia.edu, (2) Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015
9:35 AM
405 NM LASER LUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY OF NATURAL DIAMONDS
BARWOOD, Henry L., Chemistry and Physics, Troy University, MSCX 312G, Troy, AL 36082, hbarwood@troycable.net
 
9:50 AM
Break
10:05 AM
A SPECTROSCOPIC LOOK AT GREEN AND BLUE GEM DIAMONDS COLORED BY ARTIFICIAL IRRADIATION TREATMENT
BREEDING, Christopher M., Gemological Institute of America, 5345 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, christopher.breeding@gia.edu and WANG, Wuyi, Gemological Institute of America, 50 West 47 Street, New York, NY 10036
10:20 AM
SPATIAL CORRELATION OF INFRARED AND PL OPTICAL CENTERS IN HYDROGEN-RICH DIAMONDS
ARDON, Troy, Identification, Gemological Institute of America, 5355 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, troy.ardon@gia.edu and MAGANA, Sally, Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, CA 92653
10:35 AM
THE BUFFERING CAPACITY OF CRATONIC MANTLE PERIDOTITE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF DIAMOND
LUTH, Robert and STACHEL, Thomas, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, robert.luth@ualberta.ca
10:50 AM
VARIABILITY IN DIAMOND POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS ACROSS THE SIZE RANGE 0.2 – 3.4 MM – A CASE STUDY BASED ON DIAMONDS FROM MISERY (EKATI MINE)
KREBS, Mandy Y., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G2E3, Canada, krebs@ualberta.ca, PEARSON, D. Graham, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Alberta, T6G 2E3, Canada, STACHEL, Thomas, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-24 ESB, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, STERN, Richard A., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, NOWICKI, Tom, Mineral Services Canada, 501 - 88 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2E6, Canada, and CAIRNS, Scott, Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, P.O. Box 1320, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9, Canada
11:20 AM
FIRST DATA ON THE DIAMONDIFEROUS MANTLE OF THE KASAI SHIELD (CONGO CRATON) FROM DIAMOND MINERAL INCLUSIONS
KOSMAN, Charles W.1, KOPYLOVA, Maya G.1, HAGADORN, James W.2, and HURLBUT, James F.2, (1) Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2020 - 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada, ckosman@eos.ubc.ca, (2) Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
 
11:35 AM
Concluding Remarks
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