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...
Green Guides are being revised

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...

Arusha Gem Centre Set for Sh19 Billion Expansion

Arusha Gem Centre Set for Sh19 Billion Expansion By Zephania UbwaniThe Citizen - Tanzania Roughly $8 million USD Arusha. The government will inject Sh19 billion for expansion of the...

I don’t believe the opal found on Mars has ever been identified as ‘precious’

I Don't Believe the Opal Found on Mars has ever been Identified as 'Precious' Maybe not, but maybe .... Opal on Mars Over the past few weeks,...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Insane New Jacob & Co. Watch Is Covered With 388 Tsavorite Gemstones

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Insane New Jacob & Co. Watch Is Covered With 388 Tsavorite Gemstones By BRYAN HOOD  The brilliant green stones are about 200 times rarer than...