Photomicrography: Images from Within, by Sammantha Maclachlan
Images by Sammantha Maclachlan
Sammantha Maclachlan FGA DGA FIRV MJVA AJP PJDIP CPAA - JVA Registered Valuer®ï¸
Winner of the Gordon Ness trophy (gemmology)
Fellow of the...
In Memoriam – The Man Who Discovered Paraiba Tourmaline: Heitor Barbosa – Dead at...
In MemoriamThe Man Who Discovered Paraiba TourmalineHeitor Barbosa - Dead at 90
Brian CookNature's Geometry
Heitor Dimas Barbosa
30 May, 1933 - 23 September, 2023
The man credited...
Romance & Power – the Graff Infinity Tiara
Romance & Power - the Graff Infinity Tiara
By Nina Hald & Gary Roskin
Graff Diamonds may celebrate a classic, romantic feminine expression with colorless diamonds...
Small Stone, Small World
A chance encounter with the great great great great grand daughter ....
"It looks completely unbelievable," says Nicolas Zylberman, gemologist, gemological historian, and recent exhibitor...
What is a “Circular Brilliant”?
The Palm Tree BroochChristie's Auction, Dec. 6
Gary Roskin -Roskin Gem News Report -December 07, 2022 -
The Palm Tree Brooch, a Cartier estate piece, was...
Color Enhancement in Ruby has SGL Seeing Red
Color Enhancement in Ruby has SGL Seeing Red
by Bear Williams, Stone Group Labs (SGL)
RUBIES are typically sent into professional gem labs for Identification...
Truly Magnificent: the Estrela de FURA Ruby!
Truly Magnificent: the Estrela de FURA Ruby!
What happened on Thursday morning at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels auction in New York was nothing less than spectacular....
An Unusual Pearl: Coated or Not?
Roskin Gem News ReportGary Roskin
Conch Pearl: Coated, or not?
Identification of pearl coatings can be a bit tricky, especially if the coating has been performed...
Tucson Treasure
It was my first trip to the Tucson gems and minerals shows. Like many who venture into Tucson the first week of February, it...
Museums (…still working on it …)
Still under construction ...
Here we will focus on the gem & mineral collections of some of the most important gem & mineral museums in...
On the Cutting Edge: Contemporary Gemstone Sculpture
On display now, featuring ten lapidary artists from the Americas representing gem carving trends in the 21st Century.Georg SchmerholzJulio MartÃnez BarnetcheLawrence StollerLuis Alberto Quispe...
Fura Gems Unveils ‘Estrela de FURA’
The World's Largest Gem-quality Ruby Ever Discovered
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (NewsVoir)• Extremely rare "pigeon-blood" rough ruby of an unprecedented 101 carats mined by Fura...
