关于 Richard Hughes 的 《红宝石与蓝宝石：收藏家指南》 (Ruby & Sapphire: A Collector’s Guide) 的书评。

参观北京昭仪零售店，进入高端硬玉世界，发现宝石和中国文化之间的联系。

产自尼日利亚曼比拉高原新矿场的蓝色蓝宝石的初步报告。

图书馆藏有关于宝石和珠宝历史的一些最稀有和最备受推崇的书籍，从哲学家 Pliny《博物志》(Natural History) 的 31 个不同版本（包括 1496 年发表的副本）到宝石行业中最重要的作品 — George Frederick Kunz 的《北美珠宝和宝石》(Gems and Precious Stones of North America)。

走进纽约大都会艺术博物馆举办的“独特的设计”珠宝展

加入 GIA 团队，参观中国广东省繁华的硬玉交易中心。 随着行业领导者对错综复杂的宝石细节（复杂细节也是文化不可或缺的一部分）作出解释说明，您将观察到到少数西方人所理解的市场。

《独特设计：Donna Schneier 藏品中的当代珠宝》 (Unique by Design: Contemporary Jewelry in the Donna Schneier Collection) （作者：Suzanne Ramljak）的书评。

提高钻石（尤其是半克拉到 1 克拉的宝石）价格导致网上钻石零售商的销售量下降。

Renowned gem photographer Robert Weldon offers his tips for capturing the best gem photographs.

Review of Ronald McIntosh and Warren Anderson's Kentucky Agate: State Rock and Mineral Treasure of the Commonwealth.

Examination of commercially-available “shell pearls” reveals imitation material.

An overview of the Summer 2014 issue of Gems & Gemology, plus thoughts on the journal's future.

Amber samples were heat-treated, using various procedures and parameters, in an effort to reproduce materials found in the jewelry market.

Investigates the presence of fluorescence, rather than iridescence, as the cause of color in blue amber from the Dominican Republic and Indonesia.

A bluish violet sapphire shows surprising effects under lab examination.

A jadeite jade bangle is submitted for lab testing to investigate the possibility of treatment.

Discusses the role of three-phase inclusions in emerald, in combination with spectroscopy and trace-element analysis, in determining geographic origin.

Review of Diana Scarisbrick’s Rings: Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty.

Examines the history of diamond production in Botswana and the long-term outlook for beneficiation through value-added industries.

Review of Franco Cologni’s In Praise of Hands: The Art of Fine Jewelry at Van Cleef & Arpels.