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It will provide its gem guide for evaluating rough in four additional African countries and reach 10,000 miners.

The experience is one of Neiman Marcus’ annual, over-the-top Fantasy Gifts. Here’s what it includes.
The University of Delaware developed its new Minerals, Materials and Society graduate certificate with the mid-career professional in mind.

The Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand will hold its inaugural event in Chanthaburi in December.

Jewelers and retail experts share advice on how to get customers to come to your holiday party.

Jimmy DeGroot has begun sharing short videos with National Jeweler. This week, he chats with another sales trainer about the importance of networking.

They serve as an official grading report and are formatted the same way as its printed documents.

The new space in Shenzen, China was designed to create a demand for the metal with younger consumers.
They’re the country’s strictest limits of the toxic metals in jewelry.

It includes a first-time grant focused on a STEM program for high school girls in Surat, India.

Vittoria d’Aste-Surcouf provides a CliffsNotes version of the work she did to ensure she was using “sustainable” and “ethically sourced” elements in her pieces.
The charity event will now be held at Centurion, AGS Conclave and the Atlanta Jewelry Show in addition to Las Vegas market week.

Analysts say it could sell for as much as $15 million.

Read about the designer who created a ring for a princess, tips for creating the best holiday window displays and new education available to the trade.

Low unemployment, growing wages and still-strong consumer confidence should provide momentum in the fourth quarter, even as the effects of tariffs loom.
MVI Marketing asked 1,500 jewelry consumers about the knowledge that drives their purchasing decisions and where they put their trust. Here’s what they said.

The Gem Color Academy has kicked off with a colored stone grading course.
The Texas Jewelers Association’s event is slated for Oct. 26 to 28 at the Holiday Inn Midtown Austin.

The octagonal stone, given to the aristocrat who inspired a character in “The Lady of the Lake,” sold for about $187,000.
New and existing members must join the Responsible Jewellery Council within 90 days.

The brand will donate 25 percent of profits from tourmaline jewelry sales to Earth Alliance.

The new mineral species has been named in honor of renowned microscopist and researcher John Koivula.

The new owners of the Vortex mine talk about the progress they’ve made, the challenges of having mining claims on Forest Service land and their future plans.

Jewelers of America will honor the man who guided Ben Bridge Jeweler through the Berkshire Hathaway acquisition.