

2018 Tucson Events Encourage Alumni to Connect with GIA – and Each Other
Alumni celebrate Richard T. Liddicoat in Tucson. Winner of Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewelry Design announced.

2017 Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewelry Design Showcases Jewelry Art
The grand prize winner of the 2017 Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewelry Design is named.

2018 年:GIA 校友之间保持联系并互通有无的标志性一年
GIA serves alumni by continuing to share knowledge, develop and deliver education, and provide opportunity for our alumni throughout their careers.

书评:Making Steampunk Jewellery(《制作蒸汽朋克珠宝》)
书评:Making Steampunk Jewellery(《制作蒸汽朋克珠宝》),作者:Nikki Druce(尼基·德鲁斯)。

Consumer Confidence, Jewelry Sales, On the Rise
The improving economy and continued employment growth in the U.S. have Americans looking past the news of the day to go out and spend money.

德州珠宝商留下学习遗产,捐赠近 50 万美元的奖学金
Charles(查尔斯)和 Erna Leutwyler(厄纳·路特威勒)捐赠的奖学金,使得在宝石和珠宝专业颇具抱负的后代们能够追逐自己的梦想。

The Very Deep Origin of the World’s Biggest Diamonds
Explores an exceptional family of diamonds, referred to as “CLIPPIR” (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular, and Resorbed), that formed in a superdeep environment.

Remarkable Twinned Calcite Inclusion in Mogok Ruby
A clear example of calcite twinning is found in a ruby from the Mogok Stone Tract.

Complex Yellow Fluid Inclusions in Red Burmese Spinel
A unique inclusion in red spinel is indicative of a Burmese origin.

Aragonite Spheres in Ethiopian Opal
Unusual inclusions are found in an opal from Ethiopia’s Wollo Province.

Quarterly Crystal: Shattuckite in Quartz
A quartz crystal from Namibia, hosting of spherulitic to circular masses of shattuckite, is examined.

New Azurite-Malachite Mixture from Peru
A Peruvian source yields a new azurite-malachite mixture.


Celebrating 50 Years of Tsavorite
An exhibit at the 2017 AGTA Tucson Gem Fair celebrates the work of Campbell Bridges.

Two Natural Type IIa Diamonds with Strong Phosphorescence and Ni-Related Defects
Natural diamonds exhibit characteristics normally seen in synthetic material.

Filled Pearl with Surface Features
A pearl, thought to be natural, is revealed to be a bead-cultured specimen with a pre-drilled nucleus.

Coated Beryl Imitating Emerald
Coating on a beryl demonstrates the importance of thorough examination of jewelry and gem materials.

Synthetic Moissanite Imitating Rough Diamond
A light green specimen, submitted as a rough diamond, is actually a synthetic moissanite.

Cat’s-Eye Alexandrite with Unique Inclusion Pattern
Examination of a chatoyant alexandrite cabochon.

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