The Gemguide – Gem Market News – May/June 2020 Edition (All Articles)
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Featured ArticlesProvenance of Pink Diamonds
Fancy colored diamonds are breaking all records at auctions for price paid per carat. Blue and red diamonds are considered the most expensive natural gems by weight in the world.
Featured ArticlesConsiderations to Valuing Colored Diamonds
The market for natural fancy color diamonds experienced substantial growth during the past two decades. This market expansion resulted from a combination of increased supply and a well-organized marketing campaign that grew consumer demand for previously less desirable grades and colors.
Featured ArticlesEmeralds from Ethiopia
Emeralds are a welcome business for Ethiopia. The recently discovered gemstone deposits in Ethiopia contribute to the utterly needed economic growth of this East African nation. A few years ago, during an interview on international TV, a…
*Free Featured ArticlesMercury Free Mining: An Exquisite Opportunity to Make a Global Difference
The jewelry industry has a chance to make a real difference in the health and quality of life for millions of artisanal gold miners, their families and communities. Metallic mercury is a permanent, potent neurotoxin that is increasingly pervasive in the global environment. We can take action to reverse this trend.
*Free Featured ArticlesGreenland Ruby
After more than a decade, Greenlandic ruby has entered the market in commercial quantities. The combination of affordable pricing and traceable sourcing meet the needs of the current market climate. The flux healing of the…
*Free Featured ArticlesIdentifying and Valuing Old European Cut Diamonds
Identifying an old European cut diamond may seem simple but there is a set of GIA standards that determine from their perspective whether it is or is not. This set of standards is not widely…
*Free Featured ArticlesValue Factors, Design, and Cut Quality of Colored Gemstones (Non-Diamond)
In this comprehensive article, the author discusses the value factors of colored gems in five parts. Parts one and two appeared in Gem Market News, January/ February 2016, Volume 35, Issue 1. Parts three and four appeared in Gem…
*Free Featured ArticlesValue Factors, Design, and Cut Quality of Colored Gemstones (Non-Diamond)
In this comprehensive article, the author discusses the value factors of colored gems in five parts. Parts one and two appeared in Gem Market News, January/February 2016, Volume 35, Issue 1. What follows are parts…
*Free Featured ArticlesValue Factors, Design, and Cut Quality of Colored Gemstones (Non-Diamond)
In this comprehensive article, the author discusses thevalue factors of colored gems in five parts. This article looks at the first two parts. Future issues of the Gem Market News will continue the discussion, looking…
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