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A group of large, high-quality CVD material demonstrates the continued challenge of identifying laboratory-grown gems.

Progress in creating laboratory-grown CVD diamonds allows for larger sizes, including the largest yet seen at the Carlsbad lab.

In some cases, the value of a sapphire depends strongly on its geographic origin. This article details the origin data GIA has collected for blue sapphire and describes its methodology for using the data in geographic origin determination.

自2008年以来，GIA已在六大洲开展了90多次实地考察，积累了超过22,000件彩色宝石参考样品。这些来源明确的彩色宝石藏品为GIA的地理产地鉴定研究提供了有力支持。

The world ruby market has undergone dramatic change in recent years, especially with the development of ruby mining in Mozambique. This contribution outlines GIA’s methods and criteria for establishing the geographic origin of ruby.

Geographic origin determination relies on a combination of gemological observations and advanced analytical tools. This contribution reviews the analytical methods commonly used to establish origin.

Reviews the mining history, market impact, and properties of ruby from northern Mozambique near Montepuez, now the world’s most productive source.

At the AGTA show, Rod Griffin (Rod Griffin Boulder Opals, Silverado, California, and Queensland, Australia) told us that the world market for all types of opals continues to be strong, but Australia’s opal industry is shrinking due to the costs, challenges, and changing regulations of mining.

Surprisingly, diamonds do not all form in the same way, but rather they form in various environments and through varying mechanisms.

Lightbox, a De Beers company, has begun selling “white,” pink, and blue CVD laboratory-grown diamonds at a flat rate of $800 per carat.

Summarizes data collected by GIA on more than 90,000 natural diamonds in this color range and presents their gemological and spectroscopic properties.

Held October 21 and 22 at Cinema Row, the Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference drew 200 attendees who heard industry experts discuss safe, sustainable, ethical gem production and jewelry design.