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...
GIA Announces a Tariff Work-Around: Overseas Labs Accepting Larger Diamonds for Grading
In response to logistics challenges related to recently announced tariffs affecting global shipments of gemstones, GIA (Gemological Institute of America) will temporarily expand services...
Sri Lanka or Madagascar? Blue Sapphire
Sri Lanka or Madagascar? Blue Sapphire
Lotus Gemology
Sri Lanka or Madagascar?
Many clients have asked why some of their blue sapphires get a Sri Lankan origin...
As Seen in Las Vegas: GIA UV Lamp & Viewing Cabinet – Comes...
As Seen in Las Vegas: GIA UV Lamp & Viewing Cabinet - Comes with a Comparison Strip
Gary Roskin - Press Release - GIA -...
Gemological and Chemical Composition Characteristics of Basalt-Related Rubies from Chanthaburi-Trat, Thailand
Gemological and Chemical Composition Characteristics of Basalt-Related Rubies from Chanthaburi-Trat, Thailand
For the Labs: On Rubies from Thailand
by Enqi Li 1 and Bo Xu 1,2,3,*
1 School of Gemology, China...
GIA’s Colored Stone Origin Determination Seminar
GIA's Colored Stone Origin Determination Seminar
The Continuing Education division of GIA's Alumni Collective is now offering new self-paced continuing education seminars on Ruby, Sapphire,...
Gems & Gemology
Gems & Gemology
SPRING 2023 - VOLUME 59, ISSUE 1
On a personal note, if nothing else, the images in this issue, especially in the Sapphire & Tucson...
Happy Anniversary: GIA’s Gems & Gemology Summer Issue – G&G at 90!
Happy Anniversary: Summer Reading: GIA's Gems & Gemology Summer Issue - G&G at 90!
It is Gems & Gemology"'s (G&G) 90th year, and the Summer...
Understanding Fei Cui: The Trade Term Now Found on Jade Reports
Beginning June 1st, 2025, jadeite jade authenticity reports issued by Mason-Kay, started to look a little different. Mason-Kay, U.S. jade experts located in Colorado,...
Lotus Gemology: Emerald and Alexandrite in the same stone!
It's not every day you come across a gemstone that brings together two of the trade's most treasured varieties–emerald and alexandrite–in a single, faceted...
Four Color Highlights & One Old Mine Cut from Heritage’s Upcoming Fall Fine Jewelry...
Heritage Auctions' September 29 Fall Fine Jewelry Signature® Sale is still a few weeks away, but four loose gems and a mounted diamond are...
SSEF Scholarships in Honour of Two Past Directors, Henry A. Hänni and George Bosshart
SSEF Scholarships in Honour of Two Past Directors,Henry A. Hänni and George Bosshart
SSEF Press Release -
SSEF is launching two educational scholarships in...






















