In the last few years, the influx of synthetic diamonds into the market has sparked tremendous interest in the laboratory growth of this beautiful and fascinating gemstone. The chart provided here ...

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Metrology, the science of measurement and its application, plays a critical role in the accuracy of GIA’s research and laboratory services. The metrology team closely monitors the performance of ...

Figure 1. Sapphires from Madagascar: a beautiful 3.29 ct untreated faceted stone and an assortment of rough in the background. Madagascar has produced many high-quality stones in the last few years ...

Figure 1. This gold ring with a phoenix motif features a Neyshabur turquoise (13 × 17 mm), with a 0.02 ct ruby on each side and diamond accents. Courtesy of Taktala Jewelry, Tehran. Turquoise is an ...

The micro-world of gems lies at the very core of gemology. Information gathered from observations through the microscope serves as the very foundation for many conclusions drawn on a specimen, ...

A well-known collector mineral, wavellite (Al 3 (PO 4) 2 (OH) 3 •5H 2 O), is named after its discoverer, British surgeon Dr. William Wavell. Wavellite mineral specimens seen on the market often occur ...

“Rabbit hair” quartz is a commercial variety of quartz with special inclusions. These inclusions resemble rabbit fur and are shorter and thinner than the typical rutile, tourmaline, or other acicular ...

Carved single-crystal diamond rings are rare, with few examples to reference (see Spring 2020 Lab Notes, pp. 132–133). But with advancing technology in the laboratory-grown diamond industry, the ...

Several vendors at both the AGTA and GJX shows carried large and attractively colored “Edison” pearls from China (see C. Zhou et al., “Detection of color treatment and optical brightening in Chinese ...