Figure 1. These emeralds from Musakashi, Zambia, range from 0.57 to 4.85 ct. The rough samples were polished with one window on each. The faceted sample measures 6.29 × 5.35 × 3.53 mm and weighs 0.97 ...

Gemstone enhancements and their disclosure became the most important gemological issue for the jewelry trade in the 1990s. Growing public awareness of treatments and the greater use of sophisticated ...

Laser sawing of diamonds is beginning to revolutionize the diamond-cutting industry. Not only does the laser saw offer savings in time and money, but it also enables the cutting of material virtually ...

Visit GIA at the Arusha Gem Fair to find out about gemology education and scholarship opportunities in South Africa and Botswana and laboratory services for diamonds offered in Johannesburg. GIA ...

The first substantiated identification of corundum (var. ruby) occurring as an inclusion in natural diamond is presented. The ruby is assigned to the eclogitic suite of inclusions in diamond, and the ...

The approximately 41-ct Dresden Green diamond is the largest, and perhaps the finest, green diamond known to have a color of natural origin. A diamond so rich in history is well worth studying for ...

Black and dark gray diamonds from Siberia, Russia, were studied by analytical scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Their color is caused by the presence of dark inclusions. Unlike some ...

Since Robert Crowningshield's discovery in the late 1950s that diamonds that have been artificially colored by irradiation and subsequent annealing could be identified by their characteristic ...

Knowledge of the durability of a gemstone is critical to understanding the risks involved in the various setting, repair, and cleaning procedures commonly used by the jeweler. Some gemstones need ...

Over the past 15 years a combination of market forces, environmental events, and scientific research has radically changed the cultured pearl industry from a single commodity dominated by one producer ...

Criteria for distinguishing emerald filling substances were investigated. Thirty-nine fillers were divided into six substance categories—three “presumed natural” (essential oils [including cedarwood ...

Although the Art Deco period extends roughly from 1910 to well into the 1930s, it was primarily a product of the "Roaring '20s." This was a wonderfully decadent era. It was an age of Prohibition and ...