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A face-up view of a cushion cut diamond with blue color.

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Gems & Gemology’s 7 Most Unusual Encounters from 2019

Stuart Overlin, Brooke Goedert and Kellie Giordano, December 13, 2019

Check out some of the most interesting and unusual diamonds and coloured stones submitted to GIA’s laboratories in 2019.

Raman analysis identified the horse-shaped inclusion as phlogopite mica.

A Horse-Shaped Inclusion in Pink Sapphire from Mozambique

Charuwon Khowpong, August 9, 2018

Microscopic examination of a Mozambican pink sapphire reveals an inclusion with a surprising shape and composition.

Suite containing over 36 carats of Yogo sapphire

Gemmological Characterisation of Sapphires from Yogo Gulch, Montana

Nathan D. Renfro, Aaron C. Palke, and Richard B. Berg, August 6, 2018

A look at the mining and distinguishing characteristics of this naturally vibrant blue sapphire.

Multi-colored gems are superimposed on an image of glacier peaks.

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Gems and Minerals from the Sub-Arctic

Sharon Bohannon, March 17, 2017

Circumnavigate the boreal reaches of the globe to explore gems from polar regions.

Three pieces of labradorite with yellow, blue and green flashes of color.

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Optical Effects of Phenomenal Cabochons

Sharon Bohannon, November 11, 2016

Learn how the structure, inclusions and properties of some gemstones interact with light to create unusual visual effects.

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Autumn 2016 G&G: CVD Synthetic Diamonds Survey, Reversible Colour Change in Blue Zircon

Jennifer-Lynn Archuleta, October 31, 2016

A summary of the content found in the Autumn 2016 issue of Gems & Gemology.

A Fantastic Display of Phase Changes in a Sapphire’s Fluid Inclusion

Nathan Renfro, John I. Koivula, and Elise A. Skalwold, April 28, 2016

Phase changes illustrate the temperature and pressure conditions in the fluid inclusion system of a Sri Lankan sapphire.

Violetish blue spinel inclusion in sapphire.

Violetish Blue Spinel in Yellow Sapphire

Nathan Renfro and John I. Koivula, February 1, 2016

A singly refractive inclusion within a yellow sapphire proves to be spinel.

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Summer 2015 G&G: Dual-Stars, Photomicrography Guide, Rubies from Tajikistan, New Micro-World Section

Russell Shor, August 14, 2015

G&G Brief presents an overview of the content of the Summer 2015 issue of Gems & Gemology.

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Insights From Inclusions

GIA, September 29, 2014

Natural gemstones are typically far more valuable than synthetic ones, so being able to identify them correctly is a powerful skill.

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