In Memoriam: Ellie Thompson — Chicago Jewelry Designer and Gemologist / October 18, 1966...
Chicago jewelry designer and gemologist Ellie Thompson passed away on July 30, 2026. She was 59 years old.
Ellie was born in Rochester, New York...
Sotheby’s Hong Kong: Great Gems, Great Names — and the Results
Sotheby’s Hong Kong High Jewelry auction was jam-packed with outstanding gems, important names, and fabulous designs. In fact, there were so many nice emeralds,...
A Remembrance: Ellie Thompson
Ellie ThompsonChicago Jewelry Designer and GemologistOctober 18, 1966 – July 30, 2026
I first met Ellie Thompson in Santa Monica, California, just after she had...
Steinbach in France: The 61st Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral and Gem Show 2026
There Are Gem Shows — and there is Sainte-Marie
Martin Steinbach reports for The Roskin Gem News Report from the 61st Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral & Gem...
GIA and Gübelin Gem Lab: Ethiopia Confirmed as a New Source of Paraiba Tourmaline
It's official!
Ethiopia is a new source for paraiba tourmaline.
GIA and the Gübelin Gem Lab have now independently confirmed that Ethiopia is the world's fourth...
Ethiopia’s Paraiba Rush: Haimanot Sisay’s First-Hand Field Report in IGR
We've looked at the laboratory reports. Now, here's a look at what's actually happening at the mine.
Ethiopian gemologist Haimanot Sisay traveled to the new...
REMINDER! Coming Up: NAJA’s 66th ACE©it Mid-Year Virtual Education Conference — This Weekend!
◈ Still time to register and attend(and/or view the recordings later - Conference Program will be recordedand available until midnight on Sunday, September 20,...
AGTA Updates Its Gemstone Information Manual and Code of Ethics – It’s More Than...
New enhancement symbols, updated treatment and care guidance— and a change in terminology for synthetic gemstones
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There's more to the American Gem Trade Association's newly...
The 74th Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair: Events and Activities
The 74th Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair: Events and Activities
Color stability, Turkish diaspore, jade origin, pearl testing,diamond fluorescence, emerald color mapping — and lab...
Van Cleef & Arpels Diamond Necklace Stolen: 41 Hammer Blows to the Glass —...
Queen Nazli of Egypt's historic Van Cleef & Arpels diamond necklacehas been stolen from the MAK in Vienna— just weeks before the museum's “Glanzstücke”...
Tucson — In the Fall?
JOGS Tucson Gem & Jewelry Fall Show Opens September 3
Thought Tucson was only a February thing?
Not quite.
The JOGS Tucson Gem & Jewelry Fall Show...
Stone-Faced Watches: Time Is Set in Stone
On the face of it, there's nothing terribly unusual about a watch dial.
But face the facts. Watchmakers have been getting a little stone-faced lately.
Aventurine,...
