Examines Jaipur’s role as a coloured stone cutting and jewellery manufacturing centre, with profiles of 17 companies and their factory, trading and retail operations.
Read MoreBy Dorothy McFerrin, publ. by the McFerrin Foundation, College Station, Texas, 2013, US $125 (£74)
Read MoreA recent study compares a specially created model of the Hope diamond with recent computer models of the French Blue to determine if other stones could have resulted from either recutting.
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With the use of modern tools and technology, this article sheds light on the history and provenance of both the French Blue and the Hope diamonds.
Read MoreThis article describes what is known about the Wittelsbach Blue since it was first reported in 1666, and the gemmological information released to date on this diamond.
Read MoreEight decades after the Cullinan diamond was mined, a team of gemmologists examined the two famous gems that were created from it to become part of the Crown Jewels of England.
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This peridot article chronicles the creation of a fine suite of peridot jewellery from the mine in the Himalayas to the manufacture of the necklace, bracelet, ring and earrings.
Read MoreThe stories behind seven strikingly beautiful rare natural diamonds, united in an exhibit at the Smithsonian, are told here.
Read MoreKnown for their great beauty and rarity, pink diamonds have long been sought after by jewellers, collectors and consumers.
Read MoreThis article presents the first complete gemmological characterisation of the historic 128.48 ct Brazilian diamond known as the Star of the South.
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