Aquamarine History and Lore
The name “aquamarine” is derived from two Latin words: aqua, meaning “water,” and marina, meaning “of the sea.”
紫水晶品质要素
Amethyst Description
Amethyst is the purple variety of the quartz mineral species and the gem most commonly associated with the color purple.
Amber Description
Amber formed tens of millions of years ago, when sap from ancient trees hardened and fossilized.
Citrine Description
Citrine—the transparent, pale yellow to brownish orange variety of quartz—is rare in nature. In the days before modern gemology, its tawny color caused it to be confused with topaz.
经典、时尚的袖扣折射出 227 年的家族传统
Deakin & Francis(迪肯和弗朗西斯)有着悠久的家族传统——已经传承了七代。 这座工作坊由 Charles Washington Shirley Deakin(查尔斯·华盛顿·雪利·迪肯)于 1786 年在英格兰伯明翰建立,自建成起,就在设计和制造全球最精致的袖扣。
Charles “Chuck” Fryer (查尔斯“查克”弗赖尔) (1928 - 2003)
World-renowned gem identification expert who guided GIA's lab services to the forefront of gemological research.
Alice Keller
For more than 30 years, the beauty of science has found expression in every issue of Gems & Gemology, thanks in large part to one influential editor and innovator, Alice Keller.
John Koivula
A pioneer in the field of photomicrography and the study of inclusions led to groundbreaking changes in the study of gems.


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