The 29th Annual SAG Awards Jewels
The 29th Annual SAG Awards Jewels
SAG - AFTRASAG - The Screen Actors GuildAFTRA - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
SAG-AFTRA honors actors-only at...
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...
A Canary in the Ruby Mine
A Canary in the Ruby Mine
by E. Billie Hughes and Wim Vertriest
Low-Temperature Heat Treatment Experiments on Burmese Ruby
Detection of low temperature heat treatment in...
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...
AMNH Gem Hall wins Design Award
AMNH Gem Hall wins Design Award
After four years of renovation, Ralph Appelbaum Associates have completed the transformation of the American Museum of Natural History’s...
Country of Origin – 3 Countries for 1 Sapphire
Country of Origin - 3 Countries for 1 Sapphire
What does it mean when a sapphire receives 3 Country of Origin reports and each country...
Sotheby’s – catching up on some beauties!
Sotheby's - catching up on some beauties!
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels I on October 7th, 2022, was quite the auction for impressive gems. Just...
Shelly Sergent – AGTA Lifetime Achievement Award
And the AGTA Lifetime Achievement Award goes to ....
(TUCSON, Ariz. – Feb. 6, 2023) – The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has awarded the prestigious...
Gemfields “Shares” the Wealth
Gemfields "Shares" the Wealth
According to a report written for India's GJEPC, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Gemfields, mining ruby in Mozambique, and...
New Spinel Treatment: Nickel Diffusion
New Spinel Treatment: Nickel Diffusion
Scientists at the GIA laboratory in New York City recently discovered spinel, treated by nickel diffusion, in a parcel of...
Let’s Do This! The Green Guides are being revised! And the FTC wants YOUR...
Let's Do This! The Green Guides are being revised! And the FTC wants YOUR Advice!
In response to the FTC’s upcoming revision of the Green...
from Gemworld International: Padparadscha
from Gemworld International: Padparadscha
Among these “fancy sapphires,” padparadscha, the delicate pure pink-orange variety, is the most popular and arguably the rarest.
Prominent corundum varieties ruby...