The Rare Sun Diamond
An eye-visible cloud with a star-like pattern is highlighted by the cut of the Rare Sun diamond.
Gemstone Portrait Artist Angie Crabtree
The 2019 AGTA show in Tucson featured the work of a gemstone portrait artist.
Blue Gahnite from Nigeria
LA-ICP-MS analysis helps researchers better understand the composition of this type of spinel from Nigeria.
Black Non-Nacreous Pearl Imitations Made of Beads Cut from Shell
The DANAT laboratory recently encountered two natural black color beads cut from an unknown mollusk.
New Find of Deep Blue Aquamarine from Nasarawa State in Nigeria
Nigerian aquamarine with exceptionally deep and saturated color also displays unusually strong pleochroism.
A Near-Round Natural Pearl Discovered in the Edible Oyster Magallana bilineata
An edible oyster from the Hab River Delta of Pakistan reveals a natural pearl.
Dendritic Inclusions of Thorianite in Heated Blue Sapphire
Recently, a 2.05 ct blue sapphire was sent to Guild Gem Laboratories for identification.
Artificial Glass Imitating Blue Amber
Artificial glass, a low-cost material, is capable of simulating any gemstone owing to its range of appearances (bodycolor, transparency, and phenomena).
Trapiche Emerald from Swat Valley, Pakistan
Minute platy magnetite inclusions in these emeralds from Pakistan could help advance our understanding of trapiche.
Opals Revisited
Long-forgotten opals found after 27 years in storage still looked stable and ready to be worked.
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