The unique beauty of gem sapphires from Kashmir has brought fame to a locality about which little has been reported in recent years. After an initial burst of activity 100 years ago, the production of ...

Natural-color saltwater cultured pearls from Pinctada margaritifera were studied by diffuse reflectance UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy to identify the absorption features associated with their various colors ...

Two new deposits of Cu-bearing tourmaline have been found in Paraíba State, Brazil, not far from the original source at Mina da Batalha. The Glorious mine has produced a limited amount of gem-quality ...

Figure 1. This 239.25 ct topaz crystal hosts some interesting inclusions of ferrocolumbite. Photo by Diego Sanchez. The author recently acquired a 239.25 ct transparent well-formed topaz crystal from ...

GIA will participate in Jewellery & Gem WORLD (JGW), the world’s biggest B2B buying event, this September in Singapore. From diamonds, coloured gemstones and pearls in all qualities, colours, shapes ...

Pictured above, a South Sea cultured pearl containing an RFID tag, an RFID reader, and a GIA Cultured Pearl Classification Report describing the RFID reference number. Fukui Shell Nucleus Factory uses ...

CARLSBAD, California – September 23, 2024 – Everything retailers and their customers need to know about diamonds just got easier to find and understand with GIA’s redesigned consumer-facing website ...

11月生まれの方は、2つの美しい誕生石、トパーズとシトリンからお好きなものを選ぶことができます。トパーズには虹のように様々な色があります。そしてシトリンには魅力的な黄色や ...

Citrine is one of the most popular yellow gems on the market. This designer cut shows off the warm glow of citrine’s sunny color. – Lydia Dyer, gem courtesy John Dyer & Co. Citrine—the transparent, ...

Those born in January are lucky to have the beautiful and diverse garnet as their birthstone. Garnets are commonly red but also come in an extraordinary range of beautiful colors, including orange, ...

Cultured pearls come in different sizes, shapes, and colors. Perhaps the best-loved gems of all time, pearls—both natural and modern cultured pearls—occur in a wide variety of colors. The most ...

The green turquoise cabochon, from an American mine, might become part of a designer’s unique jewelry piece. The even blue color of the cabochon on the right would be called “Persian blue” in the ...