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A pile of near-colorless HPHT synthetic melee
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Diamond Market Forecast: Declining Credit, Soft Prices and Lab-Grown Diamonds

Despite the generally strong year for jewellery retail, the diamond industry continues to face problems with credit, patchy demand and soft prices.

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Shoppers walk in a mall past a Chow Tai Fook jewelry store.
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Season’s Sales: US Up 4% to 5%, But China Continues to Lag

The US holiday season saw strong sales, but China continues to struggle. Plus: diamond market report and lab-grown diamond sales.

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Three loops of diamond ribbons form a bow around a ruby framed by more diamonds.
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National Retail Federation Predicts a Cheery Holiday

The building blocks are in place for a strong 2018 U.S. holiday season. Plus, diamond market updates and upcoming auctions.

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A miner in northern Tanzania examines rhodolite.
Gemstone Guidebook Project

A project coordinated by GIA and the NGO Pact provides a valuable educational tool to women miners in Tanzania.

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Six cuprian liddicoatite tourmalines
Cuprian Liddicoatite Tourmaline

Identifies 13 copper-bearing tourmalines, which have traditionally been assumed to be elbaite species, as liddicoatite.

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Paraíba tourmaline with coating.
Paraíba Tourmaline with Unusual Coating

A coated Paraíba tourmaline is seen for the first time at a GIA lab.

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Rubellite rough.
Tourmaline and Sapphire from Nigeria

An update on Nigerian coloured stone production is obtained at the Tucson gem shows.

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Sections of imitation boulder.
Imitation Rubellite Boulders

Specimens presented as rubellite tourmaline rough are found to be resin imitations with lead inserts.

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Trigonal growth features on a blue cap tourmaline termination
Tourmaline Termination

The blue cap termination from a tourmaline crystal was preserved and polished, yielding a unique designer gem.

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Chipped Diamond
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How to Protect Your Diamond from Chipping

Find out more about what causes a diamond to chip, and 8 tips on how you can avoid chipping your diamond.

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