Russell Shor, September 20, 2019
GIA’s services and instruments have grown in importance and impact as new gem treatments and laboratory-grown gems have entered the market.
Read MoreJennifer Stone-Sundberg, Timothy Thomas, Ziyin Sun, Yunbin Guan, Zachary Cole, Randy Equall, and John L. Emmett, January 26, 2018
Presents a group of corundum standards developed by GIA to improve the accuracy and efficiency of its laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) instruments.
Read MoreAndrew Lucas, March 18, 2016
Enter a world not well-known in the West—the world of the maharajas and their jewellery, coveted by the modern-day moguls of business, entertainment and royalty. See the fantastic works of art made today in the form of enamelled Kundan meena jewellery and the regal look of polki diamonds.
Read MoreDeborah Dupont Martin, June 1, 1987
A treatise on the design, display, care and repair of fine gemstones.
Read MoreJennifer Stone-Sundberg, September 1, 2013
An overview and commentary on the 2012 Journal of Gemmology article, “Flux-grown synthetic alexandrites from Creative Crystals Inc.”
Read MoreJennifer Stone-Sundberg, August 6, 2013
The second in the series, "Sapphire: A Crystal With Many Facets," this article looks at several advanced growth techniques.
Read MoreMahinda Gunawardene and Mahinda S. Rupasinghe, June 1, 1986
The Elahera gem field currently provides approximately 35% of the gemstones exported from Sri Lanka.
Read MoreBrendan M. Laurs, Thomas W. Overton
This article, from the Autumn 2009 issue of Gems & Gemology, is a compilation of abstracts of important gemmology-related articles published outside of Gems & Gemology.
Read MoreJennifer Stone-Sundberg, August 21, 2013
The third in the series, "Sapphire: A Crystal With Many Facets," this article looks at various emerging applications for synthetic sapphire.
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