
Zircon Cluster in Ethiopian Sapphire
The presence of these zircon clusters might help separate Ethiopian sapphire from other basalt-related sources.

Natural-Color Pink, Purple, Red, and Brown Diamonds: Band of Many Colors (英语)
Summarizes data collected by GIA on more than 90,000 natural diamonds in this color range and presents their gemological and spectroscopic properties.
Nominal Type IaB Diamond with Detectable Uncompensated Boron
Examination of a type IaB diamond that exhibited instantaneous 2803 cm–1 FTIR absorption shortly after exposure to an ultra-short-wave UV source.

Single HPHT Synthetic Diamond Mixed in Natural Diamond Ring

Synthetic Moissanite Coated with Diamond Film Imitating Rough Diamond
A rough sample submitted as diamond is proven to be a synthetic moissanite with a thin diamond coating.

Coated Pink Synthetic Moissanite
A pink synthetic moissanite is coated with a thin colored film, raising questions about the natural origin of its color.
Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference (英语)
Held October 21 and 22 at Cinema Row, the Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference drew 200 attendees who heard industry experts discuss safe, sustainable, ethical gem production and jewelry design.

Microscopic Observations of Blue Sapphires Treated with Heat and Pressure
In recent months, sapphires treated under heat and pressure have been documented in the trade.

Book Review: Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox
Review of Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox by Mark Fenn.


Fancy Colors, History Ruled 2018 Auctions
World-class fancy colored diamonds and truly historic jewels highlighted the 2018 auctions, but total jewelry sales were down from 2017.

Marie Antoinette(玛丽·安托瓦内特)的珠宝:‘这样的历史怎能以价论之?’
11 月 14 日,十件 Marie Antoinette(玛丽·安托瓦内特)的珠宝以及 90 件其他王室家族珠宝在苏富比日内瓦拍卖会上拍出了惊人的价格。


历史读物:光之山 (Koh-I-Noor) 钻石
New Technologies and Techniques
Gem Localities and Formation

Colored Stones and Pearls | Gems & Gemology

Futurescape Forum
A recap of the Futurescape Forum panel from GIA’s 2018 International Gemological Symposium.
Fall 2018 G&G Publication Information


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