Demantoid 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.
Market TrendsMarine Cultured Pearls
South Sea and Tahitian cultured pearl producers have experienced significant interruptions to the cultivation process during the pandemic. The effects will be felt during the course of the coming few years.
Market TrendsPeach Garnet
Peach garnets became quite popular in the last a few years; the most desirable stones will have a bright, medium light orangy pink color.
Market TrendsHeliodor and Golden Beryl
The demand for heliodor in the gem market fluctuates by fashion to an extent. Since one of the Pantone Colors of the Year for 2021 is a bright yellow named “Illuminating,” all tones of heliodor should get more attention.
Market TrendsRed and Hot Purple Tourmaline
Unheated and vividly colored purplish red cuprian tourmalines have gained a special niche and become more of a collector’s stone, while rubellite remains one of the favorite tourmalines in the market.
Market TrendsUnusual Cuts in Colored Stones
Unusual cuts have proven to be popular lately. Dealers of many different backgrounds added custom cut styles to their selections and enjoying better sales of hexagonal shaped gems.
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