The Ophir Collection, which contains 40 of the world’s largest minerals, holds Guinness World Records in nine categories, including the largest faceted sapphire, cut brown sapphire and cut serendibite.
High in the Anatolian mountains of Turkey is a mine that is the sole source for a gemstone trending among jewelry designers in search of something different.
Milenyum Mining has discovered and faceted the largest known csarite in the world, a 121.65-carat pear-shaped stone that it expects to retail for close to $1 million.
Mikimoto announced that it will launch its first global ad campaign in more than a decade this fall, coinciding with the launch of a redesigned website for the brand.
Colored gemstone dealer Mayer & Watt has released an eponymous app dedicated to loose colored stones, allowing users to browse its inventory and/or use the app for gemstone education.
A platinum ring featuring a Paraiba tourmaline accented with French-cut diamonds by designer Leon Mege took home both the Best of Show award and top honors in the classical category at the American Gem Trade Association’s annual Spectrum Design competition.
A number of mineral specimens from estate sources will be up for sale at Bonhams “Gems, Minerals, Lapidary Works of Art and Natural History” auction scheduled to take place on May 20 in Los Angeles.
Boston Red Sox players received their 2013 World Series rings last Friday, which are set with 126 diamonds, 16 custom-cut sapphires and nine custom-cut rubies.
The Accredited Gemologists Association has chosen Thomas Hainschwang, director of the GGTL Laboratories in Liechtenstein, as the recipient of the 2015 Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology.
The lineup will include presentations on identifying counterfeit luxury watches, treatments and synthetics, and conflict management.
While January’s birthstone is best known for being a deep red, it is the greens of tsavorite and demantoid that are most in demand today.
In this installment of Rocks On, National Jeweler takes a look at the state of the alexandrite market and features seven pieces of jewelry made using this chameleon-like stone.
In this installment of Rocks On, National Jeweler delves into the supply/demand and pricing trends for the opulently colored opal.
In the first installment of Rocks On, a new feature highlighting a different colored gemstone each month, National Jeweler examines the resurging popularity of pearl jewelry, showcasing 16 designs with a modern twist.
In the November edition of Rocks On, National Jeweler examines the trends in supply, demand and pricing for this increasingly in demand gemstone, which can be red, blue, pink or purple.
In the second installment of Rocks On, National Jeweler takes a look at the current status of the tanzanite market and showcases 13 pieces of tanzanite jewelry.
The brand said it is offering a new take on the personalized jewelry trend with engraved gemstones, debuting a wholesale collection at the Luxury show.
The owner of Ray Boone Jewelers in Montgomery, Ala., was taken into police custody May 2 on charges of first degree theft of property.
The same family, however, will remain at the helm of the North Carolina jeweler that’s been in business since 1926.
It is the sixth biggest gem-quality diamond ever found and its sale price sets a new world record for a rough diamond.
While Peter Smith understands the tremendous demands on jewelers’ time today, he points out that it only takes a minute to be civil to traveling salespeople.
Hennig Tenders is hosting a sale of single rough stones from the Superkolong diamond tailings plant in Kimberley as well as diamonds from the now-closed Ellendale mine in Australia.
At the Couture show, Mark Patterson will unveil the new setting technique, which completely recesses the diamonds into the metal without prongs or a bezel-style setting.
Despite reporting a decrease in emerald and beryl production in its fiscal third quarter, the colored gemstone miner said it was on track to meet its guidance for the year.
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