With more than 90 field expeditions on six continents since 2008, GIA has accumulated over 22,000 colored stone reference samples. This extensive collection of colored stones with known origins supports GIA’s research on geographic origin determination.
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Offers a firsthand look at Sri Lanka’s mining, cutting, jewelry manufacturing, and retail sectors, where tradition and innovation converge.
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Reviews the mining history, market impact, and properties of ruby from northern Mozambique near Montepuez, now the world’s most productive source.
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Recounts an expedition to Mozambique’s important deposits of ruby, spinel, and tourmaline, which have yet to be fully explored.
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Chronicles the famed emerald source through the adventures of Peter W. Rainier, who directed the mine from 1926 to 1931 and restored its former glory.
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Documents a trip to the renowned opal fields of Lightning Ridge, Koroit, Yowah, and Quilpie.
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Explores the geology, production, and yield of the world’s most commercially important ruby deposit.
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Go onsite to Zambia’s emerald mines with GIA’s field gemology team.
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See inside the world’s most productive ruby mining operation with GIA’s field gemology team.
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Tour one of the world’s most active sapphire mining areas—the island of Madagascar—with GIA’s field gemologist Vincent Pardieu.
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