Auction price records were broken in late 2014 as ultra-wealthy buyers vied for rare, important gemstones.

The Stayish mine in Ethiopia’s Wollo province has been producing black opal since 2013.

Nine demantoids reportedly from a new deposit in the Khuzdar area in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province were recently examined.

A report on what appears to be the first non-nacreous beaded cultured pearl examined by a laboratory.

Samples composed of lawsonite pseudomorphs were coated to make them appear deep green and imitate chromian lawsonite crystals.

An oval-shaped faceted stone resembling an emerald proved to be a doublet with a beryl top and a topaz bottom.