Looking for a gift for someone special? December’s birthstones offer a treat for every taste, style and personality – even if it’s not their birth month.
Read MoreThis collection of jewellery images illustrates how metalwork techniques showcase gemstone and jewellery designs.
Read MorePresents a group of corundum standards developed by GIA to improve the accuracy and efficiency of its laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) instruments.
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All jewellery professionals are familiar with the city of Shenzhen, a global jewellery manufacturing centre and a leader of China’s fast-growing gem and jewellery industry. Join the GIA team as we tour the city and discover more about its leading jewellery brands.
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Everyone would agree that exposure and focus are the most critical aspects to consider when photographing gems or jewellery. But there are two other practices that take this kind of photography even further: lighting and positioning of the gem or jewel. The first component ensures a successful photograph. The second makes a picture interesting – or even compelling.
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Natural gemstones are typically far more valuable than synthetic ones, so being able to identify them correctly is a powerful skill.
Read MoreThis article describes the first application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to gemmology.
Read MoreThis article presents the methods and instruments needed to analyse the internal growth structures of corundum.
Read MoreGreek manufacturer J. & A. Douros introduced a new flux synthetic ruby in early 1993.
Read MoreA treatise on the design, display, care and repair of fine gemstones.
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