Gem Focus May 2026: Akoya Pearls
Learn more about the classic pearls and their pricing in today’s market.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)April 2026 Gem Focus: Emerald
Learn more about the green gemstone and its pricing in today’s market.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Gem Focus – February 2026 – Featuring Zircon: The industry darling in 2026
With a strong fire, the stones offer an affordable color substitution.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Gem Focus – December 2025 – Featuring Montana Sapphire: the U.S.’s most popular gem
Demand is high for Montana’s blues, teals, and bicolor sapphires.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Gem Focus – October 2025 – Featuring Sphene: a gem with more fire than a diamond
Its high dispersion and refractive index mean it has a lot of sparkle.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Gem Focus – August 2025 – Featuring Fire Agate: the chalcedony with a flaming iridescence
Fine pieces show spectral colors, with blue and purple being among the most prized.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Gem Focus – June 2025 – Featuring Malachite: The classic green mineral popular in design
Used since antiquity, malachite is popping up in modern designs in bigger numbers.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Gem Focus – April 2025 – Featuring Anthill Garnet: the pyrope unearthed with the help of insects
It’s gathered largely in the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Gem Focus – February 2025 – Featuring Red Spinel: the historic gem that caused some confusion
It appears in important historic jewels, though it was misidentified as “balas ruby.”
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Gem Focus – December 2024 – Featuring Apatite: the vibrant gem popular with connoisseurs
Though it’s soft and rarely used in jewelry, its vibrant and saturated colors make it a popular collector’s gem.
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