A look at the artistic heritage of the Drehers, an influential family of gem carvers in Idar-Oberstein, Germany.
Read MoreEmerging artist Trishala Ashok – who has won multiple design awards – looks beyond the mundane and minutiae of daily life to create her jewellery.
Read MoreHow amethyst under certain conditions may turn green rather than the expected citrine-yellow.
Read MoreA new and rather unusual gem material and possible treatments are discussed.
Read MoreAmong the collection assembled by Dr Edward Gübelin are a number of uncommon gemstones from many worldwide localities.
Read MoreLearn about citrine's durability and how to care for your citrine jewellery.
Read MoreLarge, clean citrine reportedly from the Kitwe deposit in Zambia is a welcome addition to the gem market.
Read MoreAn exploratory investigation of the value of laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectroscopy in identifying natural and synthetic quartz.
Read MoreNatural citrine is rare, and today most citrine quartz is the result of heat treatment of amethyst quartz. Even so, gems from the Victorian era have surfaced, and it’s not hard to imagine that citrine was treasured even in earlier times.
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