Emerald from the Atocha Up for Auction
A ring made with a Colombian emerald from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha will come to auction! The emerald came from the most famous...
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 Martínez BarnetcheLawrence StollerLuis Alberto Quispe...
Nigerian Govt to Ban Artisanal Miners from Sale of Rough
This Day LiveKasim Sumaina in Abuja
The federal government has warned artisanal and informal miners to desist from selling raw gemstones at ridiculous prices for...
Junta Watch: Russians Arrive in Myanmar to Buy Gems
By THE IRRAWADDY, 22 October 2022
For the first time, the Myanmar military regime has invited Russian traders to a jade and gems emporium in Naypyitaw, as...
Gemfields Ruby Operations Resume After Attack – Military Called In
By Mining Review AfricaOct 24, 2022
On 20 October 2022, Gemfields updated the market regarding the Cabo Delgado insurgency and Gemfields’ decision at the time...
Fluorescence that proves Natural
Stone Group LaboratoriesCara & Bear Williams
Findings from Stone Group Laboratories shows the blue/white fluorescence in diamond can only be natural in origin.
Many gemstones...
Sotheby’s To Offer 8 Blue Diamonds From De Beers Valued At $70 Million
Forbes.comAnthony DeMarco, Senior Contributor
Sotheby’s said Thursday it will offer a group of eight Fancy blue diamonds that will be sold across its Magnificent Jewels...
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...
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...
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...
Russia Seizes Large Haul Of Smuggled Amber Bound For Lithuania
Russia's investigative committee in the Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea said on Friday it had seized half a tonne of amber gemstone that...
Rio Tinto unveils iconic A$6 million Argyle Pink Diamonds ring
Rio Tinto has unveiled its first significant Argyle Pink Diamonds jewellery piece since the closure of the iconic Argyle mine in Western Australia: the...
