Gem Business

Orange and red stones of every kind stood out at this years sensory-overloaded Tucson gem and mineral shows, but one...

Gem smuggling, The term evokes pictures of swashbuckling pirates and trench-coated international spies. The reality is far more gritty and...

To simplify your pursuit of gemstone knowledge, the varieties discussed in this book will be described in the mineral species....

"My birthstone is emerald," a potential customer recently told me. "But I don't like green," she continued, "so I never...

Carat, karat, caret, and carrot are all pronounced the same, but each has a different meaning. Carat and karat, of...

The gemstone industry tends, for marketing reasons, to limit the definition of chalcedony somewhat more than mieralolgists. Among gemstone and...

Until fairly recently, gem cutting was one of the few areas of the world economy to remain uncontaminated by the...

Shot through with copper, sunstone from this locality has mesmerized miners and designers alike. It has inspired vacation rockhounds to...

How does concave faceting create so much more brilliance than regular flat faceting? Imagine a typical flat, square mirror, Now...

Beryllium diffusion typically brightens the color of ruby or sapphire, making a stone more yellow, orange, or red, depending on...

Warming waters, changes in weather patterns, and increases in storm activity may all affect the future success of pearl farms,...

Imagine, if you will, two colored stones. Both exhibit good color. Both are relatively inclusion free. Both tip the scale...

While a worldwide shortage in gem rough sends prices spiralling upward, gem deposits in Africa are lying unworked, or underworked,...

When the first warnings about color enhancement of golden South Sea pearls came out five years ago, fear struck the...

Author Richard W. Hughes discusses Gem and drug smuggling in Burma, along with the CIA and British involvement in the...

High quality ruby is being mined in the province of Rukwa , in the southern highlands of Tanzania , according...

The decade of the '90s put spessartite garnet on the map. Once a rare collector's gem, the brilliant orange garnet...

For the residents of South Africa poorest neighborhoods, jewelry makes for a fresh start. Until 10 years ago, global economic...

Kenya s new color-change garnet performs miracles in different lighting environments. In fluorescent light, it looks the bluest any garnet...

It's called moissanite and it's described as a proprietary, nearcolorless, lab created gemstone. It's visually almost identical to diamond, and...

Historically speaking, gemstone mining has always been hit or miss. When miners make a big strike, gemstones flood the market,...

This is an exciting era for gemologists. High-tech analytical techniques now make it possible to identify trace elements, treatments, and...

When a maid steals a $250,000 gold and diamond necklace from a famous rappers hotel room, only to find that...

All-natural Oregon sunstone and similar-looking treated andesine once sold as natural are locked in apples-and-oranges competition that is both unfair...

Gemstones have been treasured by humankind since the beginnings of civilization. Every ancient civilization found practical and decorative purposes for...

Well worth a fresh inspection under the loupe is some fine blue spinel currently on the market. An ancient group...

GIA recently released a video that provides an overview of lead glass-filled rubies and explains why it has begun to...

The marketing slogan 'All Natural' has been used for years to advertise products from cereal to shampoo. Now some gem...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

Difficult times are often good times for the unusual. The higher the hurdle that must be overcome to make clients...

A decade ago, emerald, ruby, and sapphire routinely topped Colored Stones annual best seller list, as befitted the colored stones...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

Much of my business comes from re-cutting colored gems that have been chipped, scratched and broken (not always by the...

A year ago, there wasnt much new to be said about tanzanite, the oven-blued zoisite found only in its namesake...

This form may be used if you have an idea for a product and wish to approach a manufacturer. It...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

If we needed more proof that our society is obsessed with celebrity style, we have only to look at the...

Morgan Beard, the editor-in-chief of Colored Stone magazine examines the current world mining production of Ruby ' Sapphire, Emerald, Tanzanite,...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...