Diamond Market in Turmoil– Change is Coming

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Jon C. Phillips, GG (GIA), CG (AGS)

Only a very few experts in the diamond industry could have predicted just how poor the state of the rough diamond market is actually in. This is not just a blip. There are fundamental changes…

Diamond Market

Conferences

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Richard B. Drucker, GG (GIA), FGA & Cigdem Lule, FGA, GG (GIA)

The following summaries are for conferences where Gemworld participated. Not all speakers are listed, only a partial with information from their talks. Canadian Gemmological Association Conference Vancouver, Canada October 16-18, 2015 This was a special celebration year for the CGA conference…

Conferences

The Colored Stone Market – January/February 2016

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Stuart M. Robertson, GG (GIA)

At press time early December—the recent talk of solid growth experienced by the US economy in 2015 had failed to translate into strong sales in the jewelry sector. Many of the dealers that I have…

Colored Stone Market

Apatite

Posted on December 29, 2015 by John J. Bradshaw, GG (GIA)

Introduction Apatite is a group of closely related species, namely fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl, and hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH). Fluorapatite is by far the most common species of the apatite group. Almost all gemstones are fluorapatite although rarely…

Gem Notes