The Opticon treatment of fissure-filling treatment emeralds with Opticon became an issue of huge controversy in the late 1990's. This article takes a close look at it and asks if Opticon is actually that different from fillers like cedarwood oil.
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1 March 2000
Richard W. Hughes
Digital Devil #9. Once again, we take a look at emerald fillers.
28 January 2000
Richard W. Hughes
Digital Devil #8. The Fred Ward emerald case killed his business and nearly killed the emerald business in the US. Here was my tongue-outta-cheek take.