Purple Pyrope-Almandine Garnet From Mozambique
Analysis of attractive purple garnets from a new deposit in central Mozambique.
Update on Colored Gemstone Mining in Tanzania
Reports on an expedition to many known and new Tanzanian gem localities.
Quarterly Crystal: Quartz with Axinite
The first visual record of axinite inclusions in quartz published in the gemological literature.
产自印度尼西亚龙目岛的有核养殖珍珠与无核养殖珍珠 (英语)
Documents the retrieval and testing of P. maxima cultured pearls from a Lombok hatchery.
Peridot from the Central Highlands of Vietnam: Properties, Origin, and Formation (英语)
Analyzes the gemological and geochemical characteristics of peridot from the Gia Lai province alongside specimens from other localities to gain insight into its formation.
“Punsiri”-type FTIR Spectral Features in Natural Yellow Sapphires
Testing of natural-color yellow sapphires from Australia and Thailand with the FTIR features of “Punsiri” heat-treated material.
《Observations on CVD-Grown Synthetic Diamonds: A Review》(化学蒸气沉淀法培育的合成钻石观察:评述) (英语)
Explores statistical data and defining characteristics of gem-quality CVD synthetic diamonds examined by GIA since 2003.
Etch Marks, Negative Crystals, and Etch Tubes in Spinel from Madagascar
A spinel from Madagascar, mixed in with a parcel of blue sapphire, exhibited an array of internal features.
长波紫外线辐射下蓝色锆石的可逆颜色变异 (英语)
Determines whether blue zircon, inadvertently altered to brown by exposure to long-wave UV radiation, can be restored to its original color through the use of incandescent light.
Trapiche Rhodochrosite (英语)
Reports on exceptionally rare trapiche-patterned rhodochrosite from the famed Capillitas mine in Argentina.
Non-Nacreous Purple and White Pearls Reportedly from Spondylus Species
Examination of pearls with a dominant purple hue, reportedly from the Spondylus calcifer mollusk.
Preliminary Study on Rubies Reportedly from Pokot, Kenya
Reports on the internal features and spectroscopic and trace-element analysis of rubies reportedly from Pokot, Kenya.
Type Ib Diamond Formation and Preservation in the West African Lithospheric Mantle: Re–Os Age Constraints from Sulphide Inclusions in Zimmi Diamonds
Article published in Precambrian Research 286, 152-166.
田纳西州的淡水珍珠采收
天然珍珠鉴定是珍珠研究的关键问题之一。 珍珠类软体动物和牡蛎的 DNA 研究有助于解决这一问题。 为实现此目标,GIA 派遣一支由科研和教育专业人员组成的队伍前往田纳西州,对淡水软体动物进行采样,以便用于 DNA 条形编码。 与我们一起前往田纳西州的卡姆登,看看我们如何潜水采集珍珠类贝壳。
Lightning Ridge(闪电山脊):全球优质黑蛋白石之都
Lightning Ridge(闪电山脊)是全球优质黑蛋白石之都,这种蛋白石是人们最梦寐以求的一种。 2015 年 6 月,一群 GIA 实地宝石学家参观了澳大利亚新南威尔士的这个传奇小镇。 和我们一起探索这个重要的蛋白石产地吧。
Designer’s Inventive, ‘Outrageous’ Jewelry Wins Industry Awards
Emerging artist Trishala Ashok – who has won multiple design awards – looks beyond the mundane and minutiae of daily life to create her jewelry.

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