Colored Stone Market
The typical summer slowdown brings an expected easing of demand for U.S. colored stone dealers.
Colored Stone MarketTrapiche Emerald
Trapiche emeralds are far from common and generally not available “off the shelf;” availability is sporadic at best.
Gem NotesGem Focus – June 2023 – Featuring Ammolite: The iridescent fossil
Biogenic and organic materials never fail to fascinate.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Pezzottaite
Named after Dr. Federico Pezzotta from the Natural History Museum of Milan for his work on Madagascar’s granitic pegmatites, this rare mineral species is relatively new.
Gem NotesGem Focus – February 2023 – Featuring Padparadscha: The most delicately colored corundum variety
Among “fancy sapphires,” padparadscha, the delicate pure pink-orange variety, is the most popular and arguably the rarest.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Gem Focus – January 2023 – Featuring Fire Opal: A gem of flames
This variety of opal can be found both with or without play of color, and the body color ranges from light yellow to deep reds and oranges.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Colored Stone Market – January 2023
In the early days of 2023, we prepare for the AGTA GemFair against the backdrop uncertain economic outlook. Yet, prices in many of the commonly traded colored stone categories have maintained support.
Colored Stone MarketBlue Opal Find In Chihuahua, Mexico
A new location of blue opal has been revealed in the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua, near Copper Canyon in the Sierra Madre.
Featured ArticlesGem Focus October 2022: Diaspore; the color-change, the cat’s eye, and the red…
Diaspore from Turkey has been an exciting find for the devoted mineral and gem collectors for many decades.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Gem Focus September 2022: Gold; the oldest commodity for all cultures…
Yellow metallic luster of gold is probably the most coveted sight for any explorer and miner since the beginning.
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