AGTA Announces the 2025 Spectrum & Cutting Edge Award WINNERS! … and the Roskin...
On a Personal Note:There was certainly a buzz in the room – well over 300 pieces to view, loose gems and gem-set jewelry stretched...
AGTA Continues the Fight for Zero Tariffs: Thailand and Vietnam Look to be Next
By Gary RoskinRoskin Gem News Report
The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has just announced a major development in its tariff-reduction campaign: the United States...
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...
GIA’s “NextGem” Reminder — In Time for the Holidays: Short, On-Demand Courses for New...
With the holiday season around the corner, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has reminded us of GIA's NextGemâ„¢, a new way for retail...
BrankoGems Announces 3rd International Conference in Dubai
Coming This March – BrankoGems Conference Travels to DubaiThe 3rd International BrankoGems Conference is set for March 25–28, 2026, at the Novotel Deira Creekside....
Photomicrography: Images from Within: Images 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...
How AGTA is Singlehandedly Saving the International Colored Gemstone Industry*
Behind the scenes, the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has been fighting a quiet, complex, and costly battle in Washington, D.C. As AGTA CEO...
Guild Gemology Education Reports on Gemfields’ $32 Million Auction: “… a Measured Signal of...
Andrew "Andy" Lucas is the President of Guild Gemology Education. A former GIA field gemologist and education manager, Lucas has spent more than four...
The Montana Gem Travelogue: A Firsthand Look at Sapphires, Gemology, and Big Sky Mining
The following is a review of Eric Emms' Montana sapphire mining adventure.
"Hunting Montana Sapphires"This past June, Eric Emms, well-respected British gemmologist, educator, and Hatton...
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...
Big Bicolor: GIA Studies Rare 37-Carat Pink-and-Colorless Rough Diamond
...and you thought you were under a lot of stress.
GABORONE, BOTSWANA – The GIA laboratory in Botswana recently examined an extraordinary 37.41-carat pink-and-colorless rough...
The Italians are Coming! The Edit: A Gallery of Italian Jewelry Masterpieces
NEW YORK – The Edit, an exhibition of contemporary Italian jewelry design, will be held just following the JA Show, in New York City...
