Aquamarine
The price of the classic gemstone has steadily risen over the years, especially in regards to the larger sizes and highly coveted Santa Maria color.
Market TrendsBlue Zircon
The most popular hue of zircon has increased in demand, and though price has gone up slightly in fine goods, its affordable price point still offers a lot of look for less.
Market TrendsLab-Grown Diamonds
The category has found a solid position in the market, but prices continue to slide. Production is up, though, and designers and even some growers are introducing new jewelry lines all the time.
Market TrendsTahitian Pearls
The pandemic hit Tahitian cultured pearl supply hard, with shortages only now starting to stabilize. Tight supply combined with high demand means prices are way up and likely to rise further.
Market TrendsArgyle Pink Diamonds
The natural colored diamond market remains strong and steady, and closure of Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine in Australia sealed the rarity of Argyle pinks.
Market TrendsDemantoid Garnet from Madagascar
Garnet group gemstones have experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent decades.
Market TrendsCobalt Spinel
Vivid cobalt spinels are particularly rare and more expensive than the other blue spinels. Recently, a new source outside Mahenge in Tanzania has excited the gem trade.
Market TrendsMint Tourmaline
The term mint is generally applied to light to medium green to blue-green tourmalines with high saturation with no gray or brown component. Tourmaline gemstone varieties are known to fall into any color of the spectrum…
Market TrendsLarge Colored Stones
The GemGuide Market Trend article typically covers a single gemstone that has shown an interesting trend in demand and/or price. However, this report presents a trend that is more general in nature. Such an observation has been made lately and was mentioned by several gem dealers following Tucson gem shows. That is that big and bold gemstones are getting increasingly popular.
Market TrendsTeal Sapphire
More recently the market has experienced a surge in demand for blue-green sapphire marketed as “teal” sapphire.
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