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Tanzanite
Poised between lush blue, vibrant violet, and rich purple, exotic tanzanite is found in only one place on earth, near majestic Mount Kilimanjaro.
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YNY Jewels: Designer Surbhi Pandya
Handcrafted jewelry pieces featuring tanzanite carvings stood out at the GJX show.
Merelaniite Inclusions in Tanzanite
recently identified mineral is found, in whisker-like form, in a gem-quality tanzanite host.
Love in Tucson: The ‘Stars Aligned’ for Geologist and Designer at GIA Alumni Party
They met in line to get into the GIA Alumni Association Tucson party – and changed the course of their lives forever.
Exceptional Freeform Tanzanite and Oregon Sunstone Rings
A family sources, designs, and carves gems for extraordinary jewelry and pieces.
Jaipur, India: The Global Gem and Jewelry Power of the Pink City
Examines Jaipur’s role as a colored stone cutting and jewelry manufacturing center, with profiles of 17 companies and their factory, trading, and retail operations.
Update on Colored Gemstone Mining in Tanzania
Reports on an expedition to many known and new Tanzanian gem localities.
Iridescent Inclusion in Tanzanite
A tanzanite displayed crystallographically aligned, vividly iridescent colors resulting from fine separations along the stone’s cleavage planes.
Ginger Garnet, “Fancy” Tanzanite
Garnets and a wide variety of tanzanite at the Tucson gem shows.
High-End Colored Gems
A unique assortment of colored gemstones as seen at the GJX show in Tucson.
Pleochroism in Faceted Gems: An Introduction
Describes the phenomenon of pleochroism and its complex effect on the appearance of colored stones.
Titanium-Coated Tanzanite
For the first time, GIA's laboratory has examined tanzanite color-coated with titanium.
Summer 1996 Gem News International
A compilation of gem news from around the world, covering topics such as localities, unusual gem materials, market news, new products, discoveries, jewelry manufacturing techniques, and industry trends.
