Dragon magazine 83

Dragon issue 83 was released in February of 1984. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

The many facets of gems: Stories behind the stones listed in the DMG

 * By Michael J. Lowrey. p. 10

Full descriptions and illustrations of all the gemstones from the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide.

The Ecology of the Stirge

 * By Ed Greenwood. p. 20-22