Those born in January are lucky to have the beautiful and diverse garnet as their birthstone. Garnets are commonly red but also come in an extraordinary range of beautiful colors, including orange, ...

Most Russian hydrothermal synthetic rubies and pink, orange, green, blue, and violet sapphires—colored by chromium and/or nickel—reveal diagnostic zigzag or mosaic-like growth structures associated ...

Each year basalt-topped Peridot Mesa, on the San Carlos Apache Reservation, is a major source for thousands of carats of gem-quality peridot in sizes suitable for use in modern jewelry. Marketed ...

Greenland Ruby has been mining ruby and pink sapphire in southwestern Greenland since mid-2017. The mine is located near the town of Aappaluttoq, about 150 km (93 mi) from the country’s capital, Nuuk.

In the DiamondView instrument, blue to blue-green luminescent zones may be seen in CVD synthetic diamond when the growth run has been interrupted and resumed, a well-known practice in the production ...

Amethyst may develop into the more common citrine and rarer green quartz naturally under certain geologic conditions. On the California-Nevada border, just north of Reno, amethyst, citrine, and green ...

Few people outside the gem industry realize the true nature of a gemstone’s journey from the mine to the counter of a store. Whether the gem is being offered to consumer’s at a traditional jewelry ...

GIA programs and courses are offered year-round on a rolling basis at GIA campuses around the globe. This enables students to jumpstart their gem and jewelry career studies at the soonest, most ...

一月生日石柘榴石是品种最丰富的宝石之一，因为它有许多不同的颜色。柘榴石生日石可在世界各地进行开采，象征着许多不同的乐观情绪。了解更多关于这种独特生日石的信息。 紫水晶是二月 ...

在过去的 35 年里，人们见证了深圳从一个贫穷的渔村转变成为一个现代化的大都市。 如今，它是中国最重要的经济中心之一，也是中国宝石和珠宝行业的前沿。 照片版权属 Istockphoto 。 简介 在 ...

Diamond is available in a range of sizes and qualities to fit every consumer's tastes. One of the first things most people learn about diamonds is that not all diamonds are created equal. In fact, ...

However gem quality diamonds are fashioned from the original crystal shape they possess a combination of brightness, sparkle, fire, and sense of purity not matched by other gems. - Jeff Scovil, ...