Documents Namak Mandi’s transformation from a salt market to one of Pakistan’s primary gem trading centers, with a look at the commercial activities taking place today.

Inspired fashioning showcases mobile inclusions in a polished quartz specimen, reminiscent of an hourglass.

Inclusions can be found in a variety of different gemstones; they create a window that allows the viewer to picture a stone’s formation history.

The optical phenomenon of iridescence creates a beautiful pearly rainbow effect in an abalone shell.

Raman analysis confirms that the yellow-orange to deep red inclusion in a faceted benitoite is indeed neptunite.

A CVD laboratory-grown diamond with a fraudulent GIA inscription is submitted to the Antwerp lab.

Natural opal beads displaying vibrant play-of-color are strung together to create a remarkable necklace.

A beautiful melo pearl is accidentally served up for lunch within its host gastropod.

A clarity-enhanced rhodonite stuns with its exceptional size, transparency, and vivid color.

Phosphorescent-based screening initially results in a rare mixed-type natural diamond falsely testing as laboratory-grown.

Analyzes a group of 23 freshwater “Edison” pearls (a trade name referring to near-round freshwater cultured pearls, usually shell bead cultured) using various gemological and advanced instrumental techniques.

Provides a visual guide to GIA’s approach to classifying and describing pearls.

A rare transparent and near-colorless sodalite contains two-phase inclusions linking it to its ancient formation.

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Aug. 24, 2021 – Jade motifs often represent the ancient relationship between gems and humanity; they tell important stories and traditions. These stories come to life in a rare, spectacular set of books, The Bishop Collection: Investigations and Studies in Jade, recently acquired by GIA (Gemological Institute of America).

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Aug. 19, 2021 – The Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewelry Design is usually announced early in the year amid the glorious colors of the Tucson gem shows.

Provides criteria for detecting the resin filling of turquoise, an advanced treatment that reduces porosity and can dramatically improve appearance and stability.

Abnormal fluorescence supports the likelihood that this amber bracelet had been “baked” to enhance its color.

A graduate of GIA’s Hong Kong Jewelry Design program hopes her award-winning design will help raise environmental awareness.

An overview of how the gem and jewelry trade, from miners to manufacturers, and from designers to dealers, dealt with the many challenges posed by the pandemic.

A beautiful new gem and mineral museum in Tucson is home to the stunning Somewhere in the Rainbow collection.