Articles & Records
Published work first. Forthcoming work clearly labelled.
This page separates complete, accessible EGP records from editorial subjects still being researched, written, or prepared for publication.
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Field & microscopy record
Read record →African “Fingerprint” Ruby — Preliminary Field Record
Preliminary field and microscopy documentation of a 95.60 ct corundum specimen, with the limits of visual evidence stated explicitly.
Field documentation
Read record →Microscopic Inclusions in Peridot from Southern Saudi Arabia
Documented observations of dark opaque to sub-opaque inclusions in gem-quality olivine, without claiming definitive mineral or geographic-origin identification.
Field documentation
Read record →Smoky Quartz from Yemen
Field documentation and basic gemological observations, with Yemen recorded as reported field provenance rather than a laboratory origin determination.
Editorial roadmap
In preparation — not yet published.
Microscopy
In preparationNatural Ruby and Sapphire vs Verneuil Corundum
A careful comparison of curved growth striae, gas bubbles, natural inclusion assemblages, and the limits of single-feature identification.
Stone art
In preparationVan Gogh in the Memory of Stone
An artistic reading of natural stone patterns that recall the movement and radiating forms of Van Gogh’s paintings, clearly separated from gemological identification.
Documentation
In preparationPhotomicrography as a Scientific Record
How lighting, scale, specimen identity, capture notes, and cautious captions turn an image into useful documentation.
Ethics
In preparationDisclosure Is a Scientific Act
Why treatment, synthesis, limitations, and levels of certainty must be disclosed in education, consultation, and trade.