Dr. Rodney Ewing, a member of the GIA Board of Governors from 2006 to 2015, passed away earlier this month at age 77.

Members of the first class to complete the GIA Graduate Gemologist® program in New York City gathered.

Experience the world of gemology in person with GIA at Couture and JCK Las Vegas.

Learn the latest on Madagascar sapphires and demantoid garnets from Wim Vertriest, GIA Manager of Field Gemology.

Experience the world of gemology in person with GIA at Couture and JCK Las Vegas.

A new book chronicling the life of “Jeweler to the Stars” William Ruser is available now.

GIA researchers identify zircon inclusions in several Mozambican ruby samples, potentially impacting origin determination criteria used for sources of East Africa ruby.

Ten Liberian corundum samples are examined in GIA’s Tokyo laboratory.

GIA’s Bangkok laboratory encounters two phenomenal gems while examining a parcel of emeralds from Pakistan.

Beryl and emerald specimens from a recent discovery in Newfoundland are examined at GIA.

An interesting bicolor beryl specimen composed of aquamarine and white beryl reportedly from Bahia, Brazil, is examined.

One-of-a-kind gold granulation jewelry by Zaffiro was featured in the AGTA designer showroom.

Topaz and beryl from the Volyn deposit in Ukraine were popular offerings at this year’s Tucson shows.

An impressive variety of American stones, including turquoise and variscite, was offered by Out of Our Mines at the AGTA show.

A one-of-a-kind sphalerite is faceted to highlight its distinct regions of iron distribution.

Examination of a South African diamond reveals an eye-visible diamond inclusion.

Members of the Piat family gather at the Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum in Tucson to see “The Royal Tapestry” for the first time.

A pair of watermelon tourmaline slices from the Cruzeiro mine displays a rainbow of colors.

Several vendors offered a variety of impressive non-nacreous pearls at the Tucson gem shows.