Laboratory reports have become an integral part of the gemstone trade. While finer gems will not achieve their price potential without a lab report, less valuable stones often have their value enhanced by it. Gem…
Featured ArticlesThe Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA) Las Vegas Conference was all about gem quality synthetic diamonds. Specifically, the conference was to delve deeper into the gem quality synthetic diamond trade, and was a follow-up to last…
Featured ArticlesSri Lanka is rich in resources and its people have a passion for gems and gemstone mining. It was a fitting location for the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) semiannual symposium. This report covers not…
Featured ArticlesFor those who have never been to Basel, Switzerland for “Baselworld,” the world’s most impressive watch and jewelry show, this will give you a sense of the importance, or enormity, of the show. Let’s begin…
Featured ArticlesAgain this year Tucson provided an excellent venue to research trends in the cultured pearl industry. Immediately apparent to this author was the influence that the rising costs for raw materials is having on prices…
Featured ArticlesFor a brief few weeks each year, Tucson, Arizona forms the epicenter of the gem world. Dealers from around the globe come together to exhibit or search for gems as they have for decades. However, this…
Featured ArticlesThis report looks at the various events over the last fourteen years that have significantly impacted the colored gemstone industry. It is meant to highlight certain events and the impacts they have had, but it…
Featured ArticlesCelebrating its 30th year (Oct. 3-6, 2014), Intergem remains a calling card for the gem houses of Idar-Oberstein, Germany. Jewel of the Rhineland, this twin-city located 145 kilometers southwest of Frankfurt, has a 500+ year history in the…
Featured ArticlesThe noble and ethical standing of the US Government on illegal ivory trade is certainly welcomed by the environmentally conscious both in the US and abroad. A similar ban on ruby and jade, however, doesn’t give much…
Featured ArticlesOn October 1, Rapaport officially dropped all EGL laboratory reports from his Rapnet trading network. Diamonds that previously were listed as EGL can still be listed and sold by firms but they will simply show…
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