Alan (John Alan William) Hodgkinson, Award Winning Scottish Gemmologist, Author, Teacher: Dead at Age...

Alan (John Alan William) Hodgkinson, Award Winning Scottish Gemmologist, Author, Teacher: Dead at Age 87 Alan HodgkinsonMarch 24, 1937-October 7, 2024 We are very sad to...

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On a Personal Note: Hedda Schupak

Hedda Schupak, friend, colleague, former JCK magazine editor-in-chief, dead at 62 On a personal note It’s not supposed to work this way. The older guys are...

REVIEW – The Chatham Legacy: An American Story

Review - The Chatham Legacy: An American Story Gary RoskinRoskin Gem News Report Are you looking for a fun gem industry book to read this summer? Look...

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...

The Forever Star-dusty Diamond

The Forever Star-dusty Diamond A beautiful diamond video, disappointingly dusty. - gr A Great Gem Deserves a Great Shot To get a great shot, you need to...

The Family Legacy: Books written from within

The Family Legacy: Books written from within There are at least three new nonfiction books recently been announced that are now on our summer/fall reading...

STATE OF THE ART JEWELRY SUMMIT REVIEW

STATE OF THE ART JEWELRY SUMMIT REVIEW - a personal note A lot to Take In, & a lot to Report Having just returned from Cambridge,...
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Laboratory Color Nomenclature: Gemological Science or Marketing?

Laboratory Color Nomenclature: Gemological Science or Marketing? It has been a while since I have written a personal note. But now here goes. The troubling conversation...

Big Box Brands Banking on Synthetics, er, Lab-Grown

Big Box Brands Banking on Synthetics, er, Lab-Grown Over the past several days, we have been seeing more conversation about what to call manmade, created...

I feel the need to edit this!

I feel the need to edit this! Gary Roskin - Roskin Gem News Report - January 2, 2022 - Do we care about what other...

The Rise of the House of Asscher & that 10.67-carat Fancy Grey Diamond

The Rise of the House of Asscher & that 10.67-carat Fancy Grey Diamond A bit of history with the 10.67 carat Fancy Grey Diamond ......