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Laboratory-Grown Diamonds vs. Synthetic Diamonds Q: What is the Difference between Laboratory-Grown Diamonds (aka Lab-Grown) Laboratory-Created Diamonds (aka Lab-Created) Factory Grown Diamonds Manmade Diamonds and Synthetic Diamonds? A: Absolutely nothing! They...

New Spinel Treatment: Nickel Diffusion Scientists at the GIA laboratory in New York City recently discovered spinel, treated by nickel diffusion, in a parcel of...

An Exclusive Post Auction Interview with Dev Shetty https://youtu.be/qovSWqh_Dkk "We are very happy," says an exuberant Dev Shetty, Founder & CEO of FURA Gems. "It"'s a...

Curious Details of GIA's July Lab Staff Layoffs Gary RoskinRoskin Gem News Report In late July, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), one of the world"'s...

Chromium Surface Diffusion: a Trade Alert Chromium Surface Diffusion Treated "Ruby"By: Jeffery Bergman - ASG SGC of EighthDimensionGemsPhotos by Ayub Muhammad of Pretty Little GemJuly...

AIGS Ramps Up Services in China: an Exclusive Interview with Gloria Chen, CEO of AIGS China by Julius Zheng "The operation of AIGS in China brings...

Country of Origin - 3 Countries for 1 Sapphire What does it mean when a sapphire receives 3 Country of Origin reports and each country...

Mozambique, transparent, no heat - LATimes.com - JEVON PHILLIPS, MULTIPLATFORM EDITOR -   Just as the Avengers did, a chosen few people can start collecting...

Press Release FROM MINE TO ROSTRUMSOTHEBY"'S TO AUCTION ONE OF THE GREATEST GEM DISCOVERIES OF THE CENTURYAT 55.22 CARATS, THE RARE GEMSTONE IS THE LARGEST&...

Diamonds from Guyana, Ekanite from Sri Lanka, a New Amber Source in Vietnam, and More... GIA.eduDuncan Pay, Editor-in-Chief Other features include:The Shape of EkaniteDiscusses the unusual...

Siasat.com - Sakina Fatima | 26 September 2022 - The rough stone was discovered in the small village of Hyderabad, Pakistan, bordering Iran and Afghanistan. ...

LMHC Makes Progress on Corrundum Treatments 30th LMHC meeting reports progress on laboratory report harmonization,discusses current challenges in detection of corundum treatments BASEL: MARCH 14, 2023 Holding...