Scoping It Out: Photomicrography from Melissa Scarani
Here we have a 0.25 ct. round brilliant cut diamond with an extraordinary garnet crystal. Melissa not only captures the crystal beautifully, she manages...
Gem-A’s Photographer of the Year Competition! And the Winners are ….
Each autumn, Gem-A receives submissions for this contest, not just from Gem-A students, alumni and members, but from colleagues and peers around the world....
Look Who Showed Up in Guy’s Diamond?
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We received an email from Guy Borenstein, F.G.A E.G.G , Director of Gemological Research and Lab Services for Stuller Inc. in Lafayette,...
Scoping It Out: Photomicrography from Melissa Scarani
A beautiful shot of the octahedral face of a rough diamond crystal, showing the classic trigon growth markings. Examining and cataloging the surface condition...
Photomicrography: Images from Within, by Sammantha Maclachlan
"I have another image for you," says Sammantha Maclachlan.
We love this ...
"Today was a special day… Gemmologists know that there are some...
Scoping It Out: Photomicrography from Melissa Scarani*
Scoping it out
Images by Melissa Scarani
Melissa Scarani, GG (GIA), FGA, ASA, is the founder of Gemology Resources, and Houston Gemological Lab in Houston, Texas....
Into the Stone: Photomicrography from E. Billie Hughes
"One of the beauties of working with gemstones is that each time you peer into a stone, you get a glimpse of the universe...
Into the Stone: Photomicrography from E. Billie Hughes
Here we have a close-up of a "fingerprint" inclusion in a Madagascar sapphire, shown before-and-after heat treatment. In this paired photomicrograph series by E....
Into the Stone: Photomicrography from E. Billie Hughes
Photomicrography: Into the Stone
Images by E. Billie Hughes
E. Billie Hughes, FGA, is a co-founder of Bangkok-based Lotus Gemology, a respected gemological laboratory and educational...
Scoping It Out: Photomicrography from Melissa Scarani
Melissa Scarani, GG (GIA), FGA, ASA, is the founder of Gemology Resources, and Houston Gemological Lab in Houston, Texas. A seasoned gemologist with over...
Photomicrography: Images from Within, by Sammantha Maclachlan
When Sammantha told us she had a new image for us, and that it was from a slice of asteriated diamond, we never envisioned...
Stones and Reveries: The Poetry and Minerals of Roger Caillois
L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, in partnership with France's Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), presents a retrospective dedicated to the collection of the great...























