Monika Biernacka is Gemological Science International’s new executive vice president of operations.

The lab issued a non-paper Diamond Dossier, the first of its reports to make the transition, earlier this week.

Michelle Graff

The reports will state that IGI has verified the material as lab-grown moissanite and provide the stone’s weight and shape.

Michelle Graff

Distinguishing natural diamonds from laboratory-grown stones – now more available than ever – has been difficult for jewelers. Until now.

Some sapphires gain orange or yellow coloration when exposed to incandescent light, according to a recent lab note.

Brecken Branstrator

Revere ran his own jewelry academy in San Francisco for 40 years.

The secure mark combines an overt mark with a covert data set to provide assurance on a gem.

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De Beers Institute of Diamonds provides the very best in diamond verification, education and diamond services.

The discoveries were outlined in the Lab Notes section of the fall 2022 issue of Gems & Gemology.

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Lake Dai, who teaches at Carnegie Mellon University, joins the board alongside Rosy Blue Managing Director Russell Mehta.

Michelle Graff

The limited-time deal is being offered to help jewelers through the busy holiday season.

Set to roll out in early 2023, it will enable verification of up to 3,600 diamonds per hour for stones as small as 0.001 carats.

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Created with Swiss robotics company Unimec, the ASDI-500 can screen stones as small as 0.5 mm at a speed of 700 stones per hour.

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CEO Katherine Bodoh said the merger will allow AGS to focus on its “original vision” as a trade organization and grow Conclave.

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In addition, De Beers’ head of human resources is moving over to parent company Anglo American.

Michelle Graff

The new cut features the brand’s signature color and brilliance.

Paper versions of the Diamond Dossier, the lab’s most popular report, will no longer be produced beginning Jan. 2.

Michelle Graff

The collaboration, meant to advance the sourcing of and education about natural pearls, provides many benefits to the trade.

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Kapur has spent nearly two decades working in the gemological labs sector of the jewelry industry.

The Gemological Institute of America also announced plans for events in New York and London in 2023.

There are $2 million in scholarships available for 2023.

It offered a look at how synthetics and simulants “can be mixed with their natural counterparts to misrepresent a parcel,” the lab said.

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The lab said more attention is being paid to a diamond’s cut, and that interest extends beyond round brilliants.

Michelle Graff

Launched in May, Luxus is an investment platform that specializes in rare gems and high jewelry.

8X is now the top cut grade on both platforms, above Ideal.

Announced earlier this week by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, the news comes just as GIA prepares to close its Antwerp facility.

Michelle Graff

The Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences aims to set a color standard for the trade name.

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