Established in 1931, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is the world’s foremost authority on diamonds, colored stones, and pearls. A public benefit, nonprofit institute, GIA is the leading ...

Copper-bearing tourmaline from Mozambique was first recovered in 2001, but its Cu content was not recognized until 2003, and it was not widely sold with its Mozambique origin disclosed until 2005. It ...

Established in 1931, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is the world’s foremost authority on diamonds, colored stones, and pearls. A public benefit, nonprofit institute, GIA is the leading ...

This large Australian light opal cabochon weighs 117.85 carats. Small play-of-color flashes of orange and green predominate in a pinfire pattern, with spots of a more muted blue over a grayish ...

Large quantities of rubies—both rough and faceted—from a commercially important new source in Myanmar (Burma) have been available on the Bangkok market since 1992. The ruby crystals from the Mong Hsu ...

Observations of Oval-, Pear-, and Marquise-Shaped Diamonds: Implications for Fancy Cut Grading Presents findings from observations of oval-, pear-, and marquise-shaped diamonds, laying the groundwork ...

As a consumer, you will regularly encounter in the marketplace gems that have been treated to change their appearance. A topic that often comes up is whether a particular gemstone is or isn’t treated.

GIA IT will be performing maintenance on our internal systems from Friday, October 18th (5 PM PT) to Saturday, October 19th 2024 (8 PM PT). During this maintenance window, the My Lab application, ...

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Cultured pearls come in different sizes, shapes, and colors. Perhaps the best-loved gems of all time, pearls—both natural and modern cultured pearls—occur in a wide variety of colors. The most ...

If you were born in the month of June, you are lucky enough to have three birthstones to call your own. June is one of only three months (the others are August and December) that has three birthstones ...

Figure 1. This 40.50 ct greenish blue specimen was identified as irradiated spodumene. Photo by Gagan Choudhary. Green and yellow colors of spodumene, in addition to the widely known violet-pink ...