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Sixth Annual Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award Winner
A graduate of GIA’s Jewelry Design program in London is the recipient of the 2022 Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award.
Sweet Home Mine Rhodochrosite from 1888
A rhodochrosite on display at AGTA dates back more than a century to Colorado’s Alma Mining District.
Zeki Karaca Jewelry: Luxury Pens
Enormous South Sea Cultured Pearl Filled with Cultured Pearls
An unusually large cultured pearl was filled with multiple cultured pearls, perhaps after the emergence of an original single-bead nucleus.
Sapphires from Thammannawa, Kataragama Area, Sri Lanka
The February 2012 discovery of high-quality blue sapphires at Thammannawa near Kataragama in southeastern Sri Lanka has intensified gem mining and exploration in the surrounding area and all over the country.
The Seven Types of Yellow Sapphire and Their Stability to Light
Unusual Dumbbell-Like Inclusion in Diamond
Examination of a 0.40 ct near-colorless round brilliant diamond with a large inclusion resembling a dumbbell
34th International Gemmological Conference
A report from the 34th IGC, held in Vilnius, Lithuania in August 2015.
History of the Chivor Emerald Mine, Part I (1880–1925): From Rediscovery to Early Production
Chronicles developments at the Chivor emerald mine in Colombia between 1880 and 1925, based on archival records.
History of Emerald Mining in the Habachtal Deposit of Austria, Part II
The finale of a two-part series on the mining history of Austrian emerald deposits in the Habachtal region.
Fluorescence Produced by Optical Defects in Diamond
How variations in UV lamp output can affect observed fluorescence color and intensity.




