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An early black and white photo that shows deep trenches dug into the ground in the search for diamonds. Ladders and ropes help the miners excavate and traverse the mine.

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Historical Reading: The Diamond Fields of South Africa: Part 1 (1868-1893)

Dr James Shigley

The discovery of diamonds in South Africa in early 1867 marked the start of an historic period of diamond exploration.

Man in a hard hat sits in an underground emerald mine.

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Geologist’s Newest Mission: Share the Love of Coloured Gemstones

Jaime Kautsky, May 25, 2018

African-born coloured stone specialist visits America and changes his life forever; finding love, earning his GG and starting a new career.

$Walstromite inclusion with fan-shaped black fractures.$

D-Colour Natural IIa Diamond with Walstromite Inclusion

Ying Ma, Huihuang Li, Xiaoxia Zhu, Ting Ding, Taijin Lu, and Zhili Qiu, August 9, 2018

A diamond is proven to have a superdeep origin through an inclusion of CaSiO₃-walstromite.

Fancy Dark brown to Fancy black Marange diamonds

Black Diamonds from Marange (Zimbabwe): A Result of Natural Irradiation and Graphite Inclusions

Karen V. Smit, Elina Myagkaya, Stephanie Persaud, and Wuyi Wang, August 6, 2018

Characterises a suite of 40 natural brown to black diamonds from this deposit so that they can be distinguished from suspected treated black diamonds.

Woman shines a light on huge crystals as she crawls among them.

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Gemmologist Aims to Pique World’s Curiosity in Giant Crystals

Kristin A. Aldridge, April 27, 2018

‘Adventure seeker’ crawls through underground caves to reach and research giant selenite crystals – then shares her knowledge with the world.

Wedding couple: Groom in black tuxedo and woman in white gown hold hands and gaze at one another. California hills in the background.

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Love in Tucson: The ‘Stars Aligned’ for Geologist and Designer at GIA Alumni Party

Jaime Kautsky, February 9, 2018

They met in the queue to get into the GIA Alumni Association Tucson party – and changed the course of their lives forever.

The Very Deep Origin of the World’s Biggest Diamonds

Evan M. Smith, Steven B. Shirey, and Wuyi Wang, November 8, 2017

Explores an exceptional family of diamonds, referred to as “CLIPPIR” (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular and Resorbed), that formed in a super-deep environment.

Colombian Emerald Industry: Winds of Change

Darwin Fortaleché, Andrew Lucas, Jonathan Muyal, Tao Hsu, and Pedro Padua, November 8, 2017

A first-hand look at Colombia’s emerald mines and the cutting and trading industry in Bogotá.

Japanese Jadeite: History, Characteristics and Comparison with Other Sources

Ahmadjan Abduriyim, Kazuko Saruwatari, and Yusuke Katsurada, May 5, 2017

Examines the sources, colour, texture and chemical composition of jadeite from Japanese deposits.

A 0.11 ct faceted grandidierite from Madagascar

A New Deposit of Gem-Quality Grandidierite in Madagascar

Delphine Bruyère, Claude Delor, Julien Raoul, Rufin Rakotondranaivo, Guillaume Wille, Nicolas Maubec, and Abdeltif Lahfid, November 7, 2016

Reviews the properties of exceptionally pure grandidierite from a new source.

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