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...
A Day with the AGA
A Day with the AGA
the Accredited Gemologists Association - Conference and Awards Ceremony: Tucson 2023
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...
The Auction Market – Rapaport
The Auction Market - Rapaport
The Auction Market Is Becoming Harder to Forecast by Anthony Demarco
For the past 15 years, momentous events — including wars,...
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...
Ethical Gem Fair: We See Progress
Ethical Gem Fair: We See Progress
Ethical Gem Fair
Tucson: We had a chance to visit the fair and not a surprise, it was genuinely heartwarming...
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...
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...
