A chemical and spectroscopic comparison of two purple gem spinel samples, one of them the first reported example of a spinel with a saturated purple color caused predominantly by chromium and cobalt.

GIA ensures accurate gemological measurements across its global laboratories through rigorous metrology practices, including systematic instrument calibration, validation from traceable standards, and ...

Field Report Gems & Gemology, Winter 2016, Vol. 52, No. 4 Update on Gemstone Mining in Northern Mozambique Wim Vertriest and Vincent Pardieu ...

Reports on a visit to a shell nucleus manufacturer and two pearl farms in northern Vietnam, which is emerging as a notable producer.

CARLSBAD, Calif. – June 2, 2025 – Beginning later this year, GIA (the Gemological Institute of America) will start using descriptive terms to characterize the quality of laboratory-grown diamonds and ...

Diamonds have a long history as a premier gemstone—a natural consequence of their beauty, rarity, and superlative physical properties such as extreme hardness. Diamonds that are mined for use as ...

The quality and size of this 4.04 ct CVD-grown diamond ring demonstrate the advancing technology in laboratory-grown diamonds.

世界各地遍布着许多珠宝贸易协会。这份列表并不全面。美国珠宝商协会或世界钻石交易所联合会等大型协会下包含许多地区团体。 以下列表仅作参考之用，并不意味着得到 GIA 认可。 纽约市 24 克拉珠宝俱乐部 （仅限美国） 注册宝石学家委员会 （仅限美国） 全印度宝石和珠宝国内理事会 （仅限 ...

At the AGTA show, we spoke with Alex Skachkov of Misfit Diamonds (Vancouver, Canada) about some of their unusual diamonds (figure 1). When asked what was popular, he showed us their aptly named “salt ...

GIA researchers report on a new nickel-diffusion treatment used to modify color in spinel and present criteria for identification.

This installment of “Colored Stones Unearthed” explores inclusions in gems—how they form, how they are studied, and what they mean for gemologists and geoscientists.

New York laboratory receives resubmission of HPHT-treated diamond that changed from a dark yellowish brown to a deep yellow-orange during treatment.