Arizona’s scenic desert and mountain landscape is the perfect backdrop for a modern Wild West road trip in search of gem and mineral treasures.
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Collectors from around the world descended on Christie's Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence auction of the jewels from the Al-Thani Collection on 19 June.
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All eyes are on the upcoming jewellery sales events in the US – the Luxury and JCK shows in Las Vegas – as business slows down in other parts of the world.
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Analyses the chemical composition and inclusion characteristics of this ancient artefact.
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A look at the mining and distinguishing characteristics of this naturally vibrant blue sapphire.
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A look at the artistic heritage of the Drehers, an influential family of gem carvers in Idar-Oberstein, Germany.
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Details the process used by Wiede’s Carbidwerk to produce star synthetic corundum from the mid-1950s until the 1970s.
Read MoreLearn about the journey of gemstones used to create the fabulous Indian jewellery featured in this special exhibition at GIA in Carlsbad.
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John Latendresse is known as the father of American cultured pearls. He was also a great natural pearl collector and left his family a remarkable natural pearl collection. The Latendresse family is well recognised in the American pearl industry and has long supported GIA pearl research. Come with us to revisit this family and their pearl collection.
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Boulder opal is becoming more and more popular. Australia’s central Queensland is home to more than a dozen of sources of this stone. Come with GIA field gemmologists to find out more about this unique gem.
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