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?

We LOVE this! 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...
Close-up images showing wood before and after treatment with improved texture.

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...
Colorful concentric rings resembling a topographic or heat map.

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...
Glowing green abstract shape resembling a four-leaf clover in darkness.

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...
Cover featuring a snowy mountain and moonlit sky, titled 'Stones and Reveries'.

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...