Blue Zircon Reportedly from Malawi
A reported new source of blue zircon in Malawi yields rough material for beautiful finished stones in the gem trade.
Chondrodite in Red Spinel from Mogok, Myanmar
Low-Temperature Heating of Mogok Ruby, Copper-Diffused Feldspar, Porcelain-Treated Turquoise, and the Work of Gem Artist Chi Huynh
Liberian Ruby
A trip to a rural Liberian diamond mining community results in a newly discovered source of corundum.
Luminescent Synthetic Garnet-Like Crystals
New Tourmaline Pockets in San Diego County’s Pala District
New Find of Petroleum-Included Quartz from Madagascar
Exceptionally Rare Pearls from ECIJA
Sixth Annual Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award Winner
A graduate of GIA’s Jewelry Design program in London is the recipient of the 2022 Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award.
Sweet Home Mine Rhodochrosite from 1888
A rhodochrosite on display at AGTA dates back more than a century to Colorado’s Alma Mining District.
YNY Jewels: Designer Surbhi Pandya
Handcrafted jewelry pieces featuring tanzanite carvings stood out at the GJX show.
Identification of Natural, Reconstructed, and Imitation Root Amber
A “Cobalt Blue” Gahnospinel
Four-Rayed Star Chrysoberyl
Large Faceted Pallasitic Peridot
Two Black Non-Nacreous Bead Cultured Pearls from Pinctada margaritifera
Aegirine in Poudretteite
Topaz Crystals in Red Beryl
Unusual Glass-and-Quartz Triplet Imitation of Emerald
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