2021 – Agate and Chalcedony 2026 – Twentieth Sinkankas Symposium
Gems & Minerals of Burma (Myanmar)
Stuart Overlin and Lisbet Thoresen, Editors
Photographs by Mia Dixon, Jeffrey Scovil, Harold & Erica Van Pelt, Orasa Weldon and Robert Weldon
Publisher: Pala International, Inc., Fallbrook, California
Publication Date: April 25, 2026
Specifications: 8.25" x 10.75", digital press, full color, soft cover, perfect binding. 124 pp., 131 illustrations/plates/maps
ISBN: 978-0-9915320-8-7
- Acknowledgments
- Dedication – George R. Rossman
- Program
- Speaker and Author Biographies
- George Harlow
George R. Rossman: A Remembrance - Rachelle Turnier, Tyler Blum, Kouki Kitajima, Aaron C. Palke and John W. Valley
Geochemical and Temporal Variations Among Mogok Sapphires - Aaron C. Palke
General Geology of Gem Deposits From the Mogok Stone Tract - Wim Vertriest
Field Gemology in Burma - Roland Schluessel
Mogok Gems - Nathan Renfro
Inclusions in Burmese Gems
- Liu Shangi, Richard W. Hughes, Zhou Zhengyu and Kaylan Khourie
Broken Bangle: The Blunder-Besmirched History of Jade Nomenclature - Tao Hsu
Treasures from the Coastlines of Myanmar: Burmese Pearls - Stuart Robertson
Market Report: Burmese Gems - William Larson
From Myth to Market: In Search of Burmese Gem Crystals - Selected Bibliography
