The Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA) Las Vegas Conference was all about gem quality synthetic diamonds. Specifically, the conference was to delve deeper into the gem quality synthetic diamond trade, and was a follow-up to last…
Featured ArticlesSri Lanka is rich in resources and its people have a passion for gems and gemstone mining. It was a fitting location for the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) semiannual symposium. This report covers not…
Featured ArticlesThe National Council of Jewellery Valuers held a unique education week called 'Up Close' at the Grace Hotel in Sydney, Australia, from the 15-21 of April. This unprecedented event featured renowned international experts at a…
ConferencesThe JCK Las Vegas show is by most accounts the premier jewelry trade show in the United States. As such, it is often looked to as a bellwether not only for style trends but also…
Colored Stone MarketLike a Vegas magic trick – now you see the treatment and now you don’t. On May 12, 2015 GIA issued a laboratory alert that states it reasonably suspects that approximately 500 colorless to near…
Diamond MarketJewelry shows are active but short on actual sales while treated and imitation gems grow in market share. The JCK Jewelry show is behind us now and had mixed reviews. There is no question that there…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)DeBeers lowers prices in rare move to help manufactures while colored gem prices remain high. The difficult profitability in the diamond polished market continues to be the main topic of concern in the industry. Rough…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Since reemerging in the market after a decade long hiatus, opal from Ethiopia has generated a lot of buzz during the past six years. Anyone visiting a major gem show since 2009 has likely seen…
Gem NotesIntroduction: Vesuvianite is a tetragonal mineral with the formula Ca10Mg2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH)4. As the name implies, it was named after the locality of its discovery, Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Italy. It has an interesting history in the nomenclature…
Gem NotesThe pressure on polished diamond prices is intense right now with many categories trending downwards. This is not an across the board decline, the prices of the very popular “bread and butter” categories are staying…
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