Education

New Gemstone Testing & Research Lab CDC, BHU Banaras Hindu University (BHU), located on the southern edge of Varanasi, near the banks of the river...

AGTA Issues Recommendations on Green Guides to the FTC May 2, 2023 (Dallas – May 2, 2023) – The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has compiled a...

Big Box Brands Banking on Synthetics, er, Lab-Grown Over the past several days, we have been seeing more conversation about what to call manmade, created...

The Chatham Legacy, An American Story Tom Chatham Will Release his New Book, The Chatham Legacy, at JCK 2023 A look inside the true story...

GIA Live OnlineAdvanced Laboratory-Grown Diamonds LIVE ONLINE | July 18-19, 2023, 8 AM- 4 PM PT | Cost $995 | This seminar builds on GIA's...

The Story Behind the Smithsonian’s Newest Gem: the Exquisite Lion of Merelani The stunning tsavorite gemstone arrives at the museum with a well-documented history Jack TamisieaApril...

Fabergé launches special coronation lockets FashionNetwork.com Fabergé unveils its latest capsule collection, a jewellery offer to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III that takes place...

A real gem: In Bahrain, only Natural Pearls will do When customers walk into a jewelry store in Bahrain and see a showcase of pearls,...

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...

SINKANKAS SYMPOSIUM NINETEENTH ANNUAL SINKANKAS SYMPOSIUM – SAN DIEGO COUNTY GEMS AND MINERALS Named for one of the most distinguished and influential figures in gemology and...

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&...

New and additional criteria to detect low-T heated pink sapphires applied by SSEF In the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF's newsletter last week, new and additional...