Bibliography & Internet Cross-References to Dr. Peretti's Research

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Bibliography

Peretti, A. (1988): Occurrence and Stabilities of Opaque Minerals in the Malenco Serpentinite (Sondrio, Italy), PhD thesis, No. 8740, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland.

Peretti, A. Mullis, J., Kündig R. (1990): Die Kashmir Sapphire und ihr gelogisches Erinnerungsvermögen. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 187, p. 59.

Brack J. (1991): L'epopee d'un Gemmologue Suisse au Cachmire, A la pursuite du saphir bleu, La Suisse, Mercredi 6 Mars, page 7, Geneve. (Report about trip of Dr. A. Peretti to Kashmir sapphire mine).

Peretti, A. and Boguth W. (1991): Color measurement of fancy diamonds applying computer-based Multichannel Spectroscopy. In: Proceedings of the International Gemological Symposium, ed. Keller A., Gemological Insitute of America, Santa Monica, California (USA), p. 160-161.

Peretti, A., Dubessy J., Mullis J., Frost B.R. and Trommsdorff V. (1992): Highly reducing conditions during Alpine metamorphism of the Malenco peridotite (Sondrio, Northern Italy) indicated by mineral paragenesis and H2 in fluid inclusions. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 112, pp. 329 - 340.

Peretti, A.. (1993): Foreign substances in Mong Hsu rubies. JewelSiam, Vol.4, No. 5, p. 42.

Peretti, A.. and Smith C.P. (1993): A new type of synthetic ruby on the market, offered as hydrothermal rubies form Novosibirsk, Australian Gemmologist, 18: pp. 149 - 156.

Peretti, A.. and Smith C.P. (1993): An in-depth look at Russia's hydrothermal synthetic rubies. JewelSiam, April-May, pp. 96-102.

Delee-Dubois M.L., FournierJ. and Peretti A. (1993): Rubies du Vietnam. Etude comparative avec les rubies de Birmanie e d' autres provenence. Revue de gemmologie, Association Francais de Gemmologie, No. 114, 7-10.

Peretti, A. and Smith C.P. (1994): Letter to the Editor. Journal of Gemmology, Vol 24, No.1, pp. 61-63.

Peretti, A. and Mouawad F. (1994): Fluorine inclusions in Mong Hsu ruby. JewelSiam, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 136-137.

Peretti, A. Schmetzer K., Bernhardt H.H. and Mouawad F. (1995): Rubies from Mong Hsu. Gems and Gemology, Vol 31, No.1, pp. 2-26.

Smith C.P., Kammerling R.C., Keller A.S., Peretti A., Scarratt K..V, Dank Khoa N. and Repetto S.(1995): Sapphires from South Vietnam, Gems and Gemology, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp.168-186.

Publications 1996 to 1999:

Peretti, A., Mullis J and Mouawad F. (1996): The role of fluorine in the formation of color zoning in rubies from Mong Hsu, Myanmar (Burma). Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp.3-19.

Schmetzer K., Peretti A., Medenbach O. and Bernhardt H.-J. (1996): Russian flux-grown synthetic alexandrite. Gems and Gemology, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 186-202.

Peretti, A., Mullis J. and Mouawad F. (1996): The role of fluorine in the formation of colour zoning in rubies from Mong Hsu, Myanmar (Burma). Journal of Gemmology, Vol., 25, No. 1, pp. 3 - 19.

Peretti, A.. and Gübelin E. (1996): New Inclusions in Pakistani Peridot: Vonsenite-Ludwigite Needles. JewelSiam, Vol. 6, No. 6, Dec/Jan, p. 68-69.

Gübelin E. and Peretti A. (1997): Sapphires from Adranondambo mine in SE Madagascar: evidence for metasomatic skarn formation. Journal of Gemmology, , Vol. 25, No. 7., pp. 453 - 470.

Peretti, A., Mullis J., Mouawad F. and Guggenheim R. (1997): Inclusions in synthetic rubies and synthetic sapphires produced by hydrothermal methods (TAIRUS, Novosibirsk, Russia). Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 149-157.

Peretti A. and Mullis J. (1997): Distinction of natural and synthetic rubies by fluid inclusion analyses. XIV Ecrofi, European Current Research on Fluid inclusions, Nancy, France, July, Abtracts, p. 264-265.

Gübelin E. and Peretti A. (1998): Die Saphire von Andranondambo. Eine neue Edelsteinlagestätte auf Madgaskar, Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 15th April, No. 86, P. 65.

Schmetzer K. and Peretti A. (1999): Some Diagnostic Features of Russian Hydrothermal Synthetic Rubies and Sapphires. Gems and Gemology, Vol. 35, No.1, pp. 17 - 28.

Publications 2000 to 2004:

Schmetzer , K. and Peretti A. (2000): Characterization of a group of experimental Russian hydrothermal synthetic sapphires. Journal of Gemmology.

Peretti A. and Gunther D. (2002): The Color Enhancement (E) of Fancy Sapphires with a New Heattreatment Technique (Part A): Inducing Color Zoning by Internal (I) Mingration (M) and Formation of Color Centers. E(IM). Contributions to Gemology, ISBN 974-90505-5-X, No. 1, p. 1-48.

Peretti, A. and Kanpraphai, Anong (2003): Expedition to the Namya Mines in Northern Burma. Contributions to Gemology, No. 2, August, p. 1-8. Online-version at: www.gemresearch.ch/journal/pioneer.htm

Peretti, A. (2003): Namya Rubies. Contributions to Gemology, No. 2, August, p. 9-14. Online-version at: www.gemresearch.ch/journal/pioneer.htm

Peretti, A. and Günther D. (2003): Spinel from Namya. Contributions to Gemology, No. 2, August, p. 15-18. Online-version at: www.gemresearch.ch/journal/pioneer.htm

Peretti, A. (2003): New Findings of Painite. Contributions to Gemology, No. 2, August, p. 19-20. Online-version at: www.gemresearch.ch/journal/pioneer.htm

Peretti, A., Günther D. and Graber Anne-Liese (2003): The Beryllium Treatment of Fancy Sapphires with a New Heat-treatment Technique (Part B). Contributions to Gemology, No. 2, August, p. 21-34. Online-version at: www.gemresearch.ch/journal/pioneer.htm

Brendan M. Laurs, William B. (Skip) Simmons, George R. Rossman, Elizabeth P. Quinn, Shane F. McClure, Adolf Peretti, Thomas Armbruster, Frank C. Hawthorne, Alexander U. Falster, Detlef Günther, Mark A. Cooper, and Bernard Grobéty (2003): PEZZOTTAITE FROM AMBATOVITA, MADAGASCAR: A NEW GEM MINERAL. Gems&Gemology, Vol 39, No. 4, pp. 284-301..

Hawthorne F.C., Cooper M.A., Peretti A., Simmons W.B., Armbruster T., Rossman G.R., Günther D., Laurs B.M., Grobéty B. (2003) Check-list for new mineral proposals: Pezzottaite. Proposal submitted to the International Mineralogical Association, 8 pp.

Hawthorne F.C., Cooper M.A., Simmons W.B., Falster A.U., Laurs B.M., Armbruster T., Rossman G.R., Peretti A., Günther D., Grobéty B. (2004): Pezzottaite, Cs(Be2Li)Al2Si6O18, a spectacular new mineral related to the beryl group, from Madagascar. Mineralogical Record, volume 35, September-October, pp. 369-378..

Adolf Peretti, Thomas Armbruster, Detlef Günther, Bernard Grobéty, Frank C. Hawthorne, Mark A. Cooper, William B. Simmons, Alexander U. Falster, George R. Rossman, Brendan M. Laurs (2004): THE CHALLENGE OF THE IDENTIFICATION OF A NEW MINERAL SPECIES: EXAMPLE "PEZZOTTAITE".. Contributions to Gemology, No. 3, August, p. 1-12. Online-version at: www.gemresearch.ch/journal/No3/No3.htm

Thomas Armbruster, Nicola Döbelin, Adolf Peretti, Detlef Günther, Eric Reusser and Bernard Grobéty (2004): The Crystal Structure of Painite CaZrB[Al9O18] Revisited. American Mineralogist, Volume 89, Pages 610-613.

Peretti, A. was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNCF) project No. 2.601-0.85 and project No. 2.4728- 0.87), Janggen-Poehn Foundation (Switzerland) and the Wolfermann-Naegeli Foundation (Switzerland). He received awards from the Foundation SJF (Schweizer Jungend Forscht) the University of Zurich (Switzerland) and the Award of Excellence from the Thai Gem and Jewellry Trade Association (TGJTA). He holds the titles: dipl. petrogr. (Univeristy of Zurich), Dr.sc.nat. SFIT (Zurich), Eur Geol (European Geologist, Paris, France), FGG and FGA Gemmological titles, Germany and Great Britain)

Patents/Inventions

The following inventions were made Dr. A. Peretti in connection with gemstone testing (multichannel spectroscopy and color measurement) Link to PDF file (1.33MB)