New frontiers in pearl analysis: Age dating, DNA fingerprinting and novel radiographic methods (2019)
Presentation by Dr. Michael S. Krzemnicki and Jean-Pierre Chalain at the Pearl Symposium in Bahrain in November 2019.
DNA fingerprinting of precious corals an pearls (2019)
Presentation by Dr. Laurent E. Cartier at the International Gemmological Conference (IGC) in Nantes (France) in August 2019.
DNA fingerprinting of precious corals and pearls
Presentation by Dr. Laurent E. Cartier at the International Gemmological Conference (IGC) in Nantes (France) in August 2019.
Neutron Radiography and Tomography: A New Approach to Visualize the Internal Structures of Pearls
Neutron Radiography and Tomography: A New Approach to Visualize the Internal Structures of Pearls. Published in Journal of Gemmology, 2018, 36(1), 56-63.
DNA Fingerprinting of Pearls, Corals and Ivory: A Brief Review of Applications in Gemmology
DNA Fingerprinting of Pearls, Corals and Ivory: A Brief Review of Applications in Gemmology. Published in Journal of Gemmology, 2018, 36, 2, 152-160. Author(s): L.E. Cartier, M.S. Krzemnicki, B. Lendvay, J. B. Meyer
Radiocarbon 14C dating of pearls: From the study of cultural heritage to cultured pearl identification (2017)
2017 presentation by Dr. Michael Krzemnicki at Jewellery Matters Symposium at Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (Netherlands).
Radiocarbon Age Dating of 1,000-Year-Old Pearls from the Cirebon Shipwreck (Java, Indonesia)
Radiocarbon Age Dating of 1,000-Year-Old Pearls from the Cirebon Shipwreck (Java, Indonesia). Published in Journal of Gemmology, 2017, 35, 8, 728–736. Author(s): M.S. Krzemnicki, L.E. Cartier, I. Hajdas
Simultaneous X-ray Radiography, Phase-Contrast and Darkfield Imaging to Separate Natural from Cultured Pearls
Simultaneous X-ray Radiography, Phase-Contrast and Darkfield Imaging to Separate Natural from Cultured Pearls. Published in Journal of Gemmology, 2017, 35, 7, 628–638. Author(s): M.S. Krzemnicki, C. Hanser, V. Revol
Fake pearls made from Tridacna gigas shells
Fake pearls made from Tridacna gigas shells. Published in Journal of Gemmology, 2017, 35, 5, 424-429. Author(s): M.S. Krzemnicki, L.E. Cartier
Black Pearls – Grey Pearls
Black Pearls – Grey Pearls. Published in Journal of Gemmological Association of Hong Kong GAHK, 2017, 38, 32-24. Author(s): H.A. Haenni