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

Chronological Details

1996

Founding of "GRS GemResearch Swisslab AG" which is a registered share-holder company in Lucerne (Switzerland), specialized in gemological research,consultance and reporting (Colored stone report)

1979

A. Peretti receives AWARD from the SJF (Schweizer Jugend Forscht) for work in Mineralogy in the Alps. Published by the Press, Swiss TV (production of short movie about field work of A. Peretti in the Alps) and noticed and priced by local Goverment (Kanton GR)

Sponsorship from SJF for course at the Weizman Insitute in Rehovot (Israel) in the field of "Geochemistry". Radio interview (Zurich, Switzerland) with A. Peretti after return from Israel.

1983

Master degree (diploma) in Petrography , University of Zurich
Award of the University for diploma work
Publications

Awarded work (diploma work, University Zurich), with extended content and published is recognized internationally at Universities and Institutions in the USA, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland ecc.

1980 - 1988

Part-time occupied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Zurich, Switzerland), the last 5 years as assistent for teaching Mineralogy and Petrography at the University, Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography (IMP Zurich) 

1983 - 1988

Geological and petrological field work in the Alps and Europe
Supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation ( SNSF)(No. 2.601 - 0.85 and No. 2.4728 - 0.87) and the Janggen-Pöhn Foundation (St. Gallen, Switzerland)

PhD at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ( SFIT) in Zürich, Switzerland (Dr. sc. nat. SFIT) on the "Occurrence and Stabilities of Opaque Minerals in the Malenco Serpentinite (Sondrio, Northern Italy)
Dissertation ETH No. 8740

1987-1989

Actively attending the Geological Society of America ( GSA) meeting in Phoenix (Arizona, USA)


Publications

Short courses at the Mineralogical Society of America ( MSA)in "Thermodynamic Modelling of Geological Materials, Minerals, Fluids and Melts" and "Spectroscopic Methods in Mineralogy and Geology" (the last sponsored by Gübelin).

Participating at the N.A.T.O. Advanced Study Institute: "The Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Ore-Forming Processes", Salamanca (Spain)

1988 - 1989

Gemmologist (Research scientist) at the Gübelin Gemmological Laboratory (Lucerne), Switzerland

1989

Gemological diploma (Carried out while occupied at the Gübelin laboratory and covered by Gübelin AG): Colored stone and diamond grading diploma of the German Gemmological Association ( FGG) 

Expedition to the Kashmir sapphire mine
Publication

1989 - 1992

Director of the Gübelin Gemmological Laboratory (1st July 1989 to 31 October 1992)
- Study of over 6000 gem quality colored stones and diamonds (Private testings)
- Study of an important king collection
- Exhibitions at JA show in New York (USA) and at the Basel Fair in Switzerland

1991

Dr. A. Peretti appears in the Swiss Lexikon (Schweizer Lexikon) with details on his career at the University and contributions to Gemology.

Actively attending the International Gemological Symposium of the Gemological Institute of America ( GIA) "Facing the Future", Los Angeles, California (USA) (while occupied and covered by Gübelin AG)
Publication

1993

Founding the "Peretti GemLab" gemmological consultation company in Switzerland (Issuance of lab reports)

1993 (since late 1992) - 1999

Development of a high tech portable gemmological laboratory

Expeditions to gem localities of rubies and sapphires ( Burma (Mogok), North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka) and of emeralds and demantoids ( Ural, Russia)
Publications

Second expedition for the study of Kashmir Sapphires in India in 1994

Study of gem markets in Hong Kong, New York, Antwerpen, India (New Delhi and Jaipur) and Bangkok

Visiting producers of synthetic rubies, synthetic sapphires, synthetic alexandrites, synthetic opals, synthetic spinels and diamonds in the United States, Switzerland and former USSR (Novosibirsk, Russia)
Publications

Building up reference collections on natural and synthetic gemstones from all over the world

Building up 20 hours of documentary Videos based on expeditions

Formation of library related to gemstones and related sciences

Consultance for international clientele ( AIGS, Dealers, Private)

Study of over 30 of the most recognized international auctions (e.g., Christies and Sothebys in London, New York, as viewed in Geneva and St. Moritz

Exhibiting or participating Jewelry Fairs in Bangkok (Thailand), Hongkong and Basel (Switzerland)

Participating the gemstone auctions at the Emporium in Yangon ( Burma, Myanmar)

Organization of gemstone workshops and seminars (e.g. for Sotheby's in 1997)

1994

Visiting the opening of TAIRUS factory in Novosibirsk,  Russia (Tairus is joint venture of Russian Academy of Sience in Novosbirsk, Geology and Geophysics, with a private company, Pinky Trading in Bangkok).  Pulbished report about Gran opening at that occasion with details see Gems and Gemology, The quaterly journal of the Gemological Insitute of America,  Fall 1994.

1998

GRS co-founds GEO-GRL Micro Analytic GmbH in Altdorf (Switzerland), specialized in Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) of which Dr.A. Peretti is a Managing Director.

1999

Foundating of GRS (Thailand) Co (Ltd), a gemmological laboratory in Thailand. Director Dr. A. Peretti.

Dec. 1999

Increasing GRS by three new academic membres, Prof. Dr.W. Oberholzer (from SFIT, Zurich), Prof. Dr. B. Gobety (from University of Fribourg, Switzerland), PD Dr. J. Mullis (from University of Basel, Switzerland) as legally registered in the SHAB books of Switzerland.

1999

Expedition to the remote areas of Mogok (Burma, Myanmar) with extensive sampling ruby rough, sapphire rough and rock samples along a 30 km cross along the Mogok area.

Publishing a website on the mining sites in Burma

2001

Expedition to the Northern Mines of Namya. Publishing research on the new mines in Journal No. 2 of Contributions to Gemology

2002

Founding its own journal on gemmological research "Contributions to Gemology". Dr. A. Peretti is Editor and Editorial board is Prof. Dr. B. Grobety, Prof.Dr. J. Mullis, Prof. Dr. W. Oberholzer, Prof. Dr. K. Ramseyer, and Prof. Dr. D. Günther.

2002

Receiving Award of Excellence from the Thai Gem and Jewellry Trade Association (TGJTA) for research published in Contributions to Gemology in Bangkok.

2002

Expedition to Mogok (Burma) with extensive filming of mining activities in the region of Ohn Bin, Ohn Gaing, Pyen Pit, Chaung Gyi ecc as well as extensive sampling of spinel, fancy sapphires, rubies, moonstone, smoky quartz and aqmarine occurrences. Following up the acquisition of world most rarest gemstones Painite, Yeremeyevite and Poudretteite ecc. for GRS collection and research. Partially puplished at: http://www.gemresearch.ch/journal/No2/page19.htm

2002

Participating the Conference of the International Laboratory Harmonization Conference in Bangkok. Presenting the research of GRS on Beryllium-treated gemstones. http://www.gemresearch.ch/journal/No1/e-im.htm

2002

Expedition to the sapphires mines in Ratnapura (Sri Lanka), see http://www.gemresearch.ch/Srilanka/Srilanka.htm

2002

Expedition to the sapphire mines in Chantaburi and consulting for NZZ-television.
Co-authoring the NZZ-movie "Edelsteine" which was put on air in December 2002.
Collection of reference samples.

2003

Expedition to the sapphires mines in Elahera (Sri Lanka). Intensive collection of reference materials such as sapphires.

2004

Inventing a new system of learning of gemmology using mobile phones. A world premier, published on the Internet.(http://www.gemresearch.ch/MLS/index.htm)

2004

Participating in an international research project and discovery of a new gem mineral "Pezzottaite", internationally published in The Mineralogical Record, Gems&Gemology and Contributions to Gemology (2004)

2004

Participating in an international research project on "Painite crystal structure". The crystal structure of Painite had to be corrected (see American Mineralogist)

2005

Participating the Symposium of the International Colored Stone Association (ICA) in Bangkok. Presenting the new learning system of gemmology using mobile phones in 6 languages (eGrs.ch). see http://www.gemresearch.ch/MLS/index.htm

2005

Foundating of GRS Lanka (PVT) Ltd, a gemmological laboratory in Sri Lanka, Director Dr. A. Peretti

Memberships:

Member of the Swiss Mineralogical and Petrographical Association (SMPM)

Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (FGA)

Member of the Swiss Geological Association (CHGEOL)

Fellow of the German Gemmological Association (FGG)

Professional title EurGeol (European Geologist) since 2000

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.