Gems & Gemology, Summer Issue 2022

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...

Jedi Spinels: a quest to the origin of the ultimate red spinels!

AIGS News - a Webinar with Vincent Pardieu Vincent Pardieu is a Consultant Field Gemologist at “VP Consulting WLL”, a writer and a documentary producer....

Why lasers are being used to write inside diamonds

BBCBen MorrisTechnology of Business editor I am peering through a jeweller's eyeglass, looking for the BBC logo that has been inscribed inside a small diamond. The...

Marvel’s Reality Stones are real, spectacular rubies — and they’re on sale

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

Ti Surface Diffusion: Just when you thought it was an easy identification

New research shows that the titanium surface diffusion treatment is being polished off the facets, but left inside cavities and fractures. Stone Group...
Conch Pearls

An Unusual Pearl: Coated or Not?

Roskin Gem News ReportGary Roskin Conch Pearl: Coated, or not? Identification of pearl coatings can be a bit tricky, especially if the coating has been performed...

Danat launches smartphone app for pearl and gemstone examination results

November 29, 2022 BAHRAIN Manama, Bahrain – The Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Gemstones (Danat) has launched a new mobile application that enables customers to view...

Sithole opens a Gemmological laboratory and Lapidary Center in Afghanistan

Tap here to read the feature story in the Herald https://www.herald.co.zw/sithole-opens-a-gemmological-laboratory-and-lapidary-center-in-afghanistan/

GIA Alumni: Continuing Education

Learn from GIA's best. Continuing education sponsored by the GIA Alumni Collective

Is it a Padparadscha, or not?

Is it a Padparadscha, or not? GIA Observes Unusual Color Change in Sapphires During Color Stability Testing... and what is Tenebrescence? Above - Image copyright GIA,...

It’s Just Business

It's Just Business - Sarine Signs MOU to Acquire Majority Stake in GCAL Sarine, the leading manufacturer of artificial intelligence measuring devices for the gemstone industry,...

AGS and GIA Announce Launch of AGS Ideal Report by GIA

AGS and GIA Announce Launch of AGS Ideal Report by GIA Diamond World News ServiceJan 23 2023 1:13PM It is a digital-only supplement to GIA diamond...

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