Reports published on the internet caused a worldwide controversy for corundum treatments, which ranged from simple heat treatment to high-heat aided treatments such as beryllium diffusion in the past two decades. Lack of understanding of…
Featured ArticlesBuoyed by the tailwinds of last year’s record growth and despite all the negative economic news, the first eight months of 2022 delivered sales growth for the entire retail sector, the jewelry industry, and jewelry stores. That’s the good news. But times are changing!
Featured ArticlesA new location of blue opal has been revealed in the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua, near Copper Canyon in the Sierra Madre.
Featured ArticlesA laboratory-grown diamond, commonly referred to as "laboratory-created," "synthetic," "man-made," or simply "lab-grown," is a diamond that appears optically identical to natural diamonds.
*Free Featured ArticlesLab-grown diamonds are the focus of the industry and at Gemworld, we continue to get questions on all aspects from identification to pricing.
Featured ArticlesSpinel and garnet are one of the last holdouts in the modern-day growth of gemstone treatments. Besides fracture filling, these two groups of gems typically do not benefit from any standard processes of gemstone enhancement…
Featured ArticlesLab-grown was the talk of Vegas, with more booths than ever. This sector keeps growing in bridal but as more companies come in, will there be an oversupply? Prices continue to decrease, now with discounts in the 85-95% range from natural.
Featured ArticlesPearls are often reported as the oldest valuable gem known to humankind, and have been collected for at least 8,500 years
Featured ArticlesThe Artful Soul of Faust cameo collection carved by Dieter and Andreas Roth took over seven years to complete.
Featured ArticlesDuring interviews conducted the week after the AGTA and GJX shows closed, many dealers expressed their satisfaction with the strength of business conducted in Tucson. “It was a very good show, one of the best in years”
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