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Three pieces of labradorite with yellow, blue and green flashes of color.
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Optical Effects of Phenomenal Cabochons

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

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Dr E. J. Gübelin Collection Danburite
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GIA's Gübelin Gem Project: Various Gems, Danburite – Humite

Among the collection assembled by Dr Edward Gübelin are a number of uncommon gemstones from many worldwide localities.

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A large yellow cushion cut diamond pendant is partially framed with marquis cut diamonds and hangs from a necklace of mixed cut diamonds.
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Yellow Gemstones: Can You Identify Them?

Don’t judge a yellow gem by its colour alone. A variety of gemstones also come in shades of yellow, from diamonds to citrine to garnets.

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Head shots of a man and woman.
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Diamond Lattice Defects: GIA Researchers Explore Internal Tagging and Grey-Blue-Violet Diamond Colour

GIA scientists recently presented their latest research on diamond tagging and the cause of grey-blue-violet colour in diamonds.

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A piece of diamond rough with green body color and triangular etchings on the surface.
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GIA Researchers Reveal the Secrets of Diamond-in-a-Diamond Mystery

GIA researchers in New York recently had the opportunity to examine one of the most interesting and unique diamond crystals ever found.

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A row of various shaped cut and polished pink diamonds.
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Why are Pink Diamonds Pink? GIA Researchers Dive Deep into their Crystal Structure

GIA researchers analysed more than 90,000 natural pink diamonds to better understand how these rare and beautiful diamonds formed and got their colour.

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Multi-colored gems are superimposed on an image of glacier peaks.
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Gems and Minerals from the Sub-Arctic

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

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A woman sits in front of a computer screen with the DiamondView to her right.
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Inside De Beers’ Lightbox Diamonds

GIA researcher analyses and confirms that De Beers’ Lightbox diamonds are grown using the chemical vapour deposition process.

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Recently discovered and legendary diamonds in the blue/gray/violet color range
Natural-Colour Blue, Grey and Violet Diamonds: Allure of the Deep

Summarises data collected on more than 15,000 natural blue/grey/violet diamonds examined by GIA during the last decade and examines the mechanisms that produce this colour range.

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Rough CLIPPIR diamonds
The Very Deep Origin of the World’s Biggest Diamonds

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.

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