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![A 1.18-carat marquise “Forever One” moissanite three-stone ring in 14-karat yellow gold by Charles & Colvard. The company has teamed up with the International Gemological Institute to provide grading reports for its moissanite. Charles & Colvard moissanite ring](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/762f0c7c7cb4e5c6ce686d049bfd7744.jpg)
The partnership follows the launch of the jewelry company’s B2B moissanite platform.
![1872 x 1052 Gemolite.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/9d60901b44425a53b9010301897a3bbc.jpg)
GIA®’s most advanced microscope has new features to optimize greater precision and comfort.
![The printed version of the AGS Ideal Report Printed and digital AGS Ideal grading reports](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/4f80146228802f75d4294f8dc37e2c13.jpg)
From now through mid-May, GIA will be offering the reports at a 50 percent discount.
![The International Gemological Institute has a new screening method for telling lab-grown fancy- colored diamonds from natural ones. International Gemological Institute](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/aae6ac4f6580728fbe1906117b2c015a.jpg)
The lab stresses the importance of accurate identification, as the difference in price is “substantial.”
![Fuli Gemstones’ new “Aura Cut” is a round cut with 101 facets.
Fuli gemstones aura cut](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/f8c36690dfbb16b7ab666c4c0ec1d055.jpg)
The miner unveiled its newest peridot cut at the recent Hong Kong show.
![GIA opened a new lab in the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre on Feb. 19. GIA Dubai laboratory](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/997dbdc00dc455f3c2d9c31272a057ca.jpg)
The new DMCC Laboratory at Uptown Tower will initially serve clients in Dubai free trade zones.
![The Gemological Institute of America is now offering same-day report confirmation for diamonds at all of its labs worldwide. Exact turnaround time will depend on how many diamonds the client is submitting and how busy the lab is. Stock image of diamonds](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/6b0085342ad91df0aba570abe1fd2c8b.jpg)
The new service, introduced to stem fraud related to lab-grown diamonds, will be offered at no cost for the time being.
![From now until the end of March, the Gemological Institute of America is offering 20 percent off jade reports at its locations worldwide. The lab recently revamped its report for the green gemstone, changing the layout and adding details like a table outlining the various jade type definitions. GIA logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/eb40d7b19d36da7c6d4b1d84149c26d0.jpg)
The 20 percent off promotion will run through March 31.
![Grading labs IGI and GIA are now offering, in limited capacity, a same-day service to verify if a diamond is lab-grown or natural. Both labs said they plan to expand the service in the near future. Diamond grading lab](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/f6ac85d83c64fc05771aaeea84f61787.jpg)
The labs will verify if a diamond is lab-grown or natural in less than 24 hours.
![The Gem Certification & Assurance Laboratory, which was acquired by Sarine last year, has opened a laboratory in the diamond manufacturing hub of Surat, India. Don and Pamela Palmieri founded New York-based GCAL in 2001. GCAL by Sarine new lab in Surat, India](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/b92987a2d55c67187c068eaef33ef66c.jpg)
The facility is located in Sarine’s office building in Surat.
![GIA’s new jade report will include details on the type of jade and, when appropriate, employ the trade term “Fei Cui.” GIA logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/bc6a00c25ca106ec6c5a5f40ff7565fe.jpg)
The improved report includes additional information and a new layout.
![GIA is offering jewelers complimentary expedited services for the holiday season from now through Dec. 20. Gemological Institute of America logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/22deb125b2b3bfae7ab952c0db79d0cd.jpg)
The lab is tightening the turnaround time on certain diamond grading reports for what normally is the industry’s busy season.
![This 8.57-carat heart-shaped ruby, submitted to GIA for identification, was discovered to have a zinc glass filling, a treatment never before seen by the lab. (Photo credit: Adriana Robinson) Ruby filled with zinc glass](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/c56e7b783ce10b082281b9d1b0808fc1.jpg)
It’s the first time the lab has encountered this type of treatment.
![A fraudulent email allegedly from GIA that addresses “weight or measurement differences” is making rounds, and the lab says not to click on any links. GIA logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/7fb315f552630d3f3e253d54d6dbb883.jpg)
The lab confirmed it did not send the message.
![Thailand-based gemstone manufacturer Navneet Gems and Minerals has launched a new collection of portrait-cut Mozambique rubies. Navneet Gems and Minerals portrait-cut ruby](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/19698ef490ba8c65c24e1c9b612fe9a6.jpg)
The geometric collection is on view now at the Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong Show.
![Fuli Gemstones displayed its new “Fuli Cut” for the first time in Hong Kong this month. Fuli Gemstones Fuli Cut](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/eee3c3e9e219130c40363ff4048a2b68.jpg)
The ‘Fuli Cut’ is based on an antique cushion.
![GIA is offering a new descriptor on its pearl reports to designate cultured Akoya pearls of a certain quality as “Hanadama.” Hanadama Pearl strands](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/fbb939c0e1fb3e7e0db8ddca84123a82.jpg)
The historic trade term is used to distinguish cultured Akoya pearls of a certain quality.
![The Gemological Institute of America is laying off 151 employees at its worldwide headquarters in Carlsbad, California. According to the company’s WARN filing, it notified affected employees of the pending layoffs, which will begin later this month, on July 24. Gemological Institute of America logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/17f0608e29802ddb551d7fc1a40167be.jpg)
The Gemological Institute of America is letting go of 151 people, 100 of whom work in the lab in some capacity.
![Roland Lorie, left, is stepping down as global CEO of the International Gemological Institute, the lab his family founded in 1975. Tehmasp Printer, who has been with IGI for 24 years, will take his place. (Photos courtesy IGI) Roland Lorie and Tehmasp Printer](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/40c4d828a9dc9eef425b490b077c0cab.jpg)
Tehmasp Printer will take over as global CEO of the lab, which is now owned by a private equity firm.
![These side-by-side photos show decades of evolution in grading at the Gemological Institute of America. At left is Kenneth Moore, head of GIA’s Gem Instruments division in the 1960s, using the first ProportionScope while pictured at right is a grader at work in one of GIA’s labs today. (Photos © GIA) Historic and modern photos of diamond grading GIA](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/d6abd2c422a56975ae6d58cb4a3f664e.jpg)
Gemologists have long used machines in diamond grading but technology has made it possible for them to “learn” how to do it on their own.
![Sarine North America Inc. completed its acquisition of the Gem Certification & Assurance Lab on Tuesday. Sarine now holds a 70 percent stake in the New York-based grading lab, which will operate under the brand name “GCAL by Sarine.” 20230511_Sarine GCAL closes.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/7e00f8dab8146150975c6be3d91ebe94.jpg)
The new corporation, GCAL USA LLC, will be part of the Sarine Group and its grading reports will read “GCAL by Sarine.”
![GIA will apply a new descriptor to pearl reports to designate those with a “Peacock” color. 20230504_PeacockPearls.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/a4f25a1e027a739170faccd42eff862d.jpg)
The change comes following a year of research into how the trade determines what constitutes “peacock” color in pearls.
![The Gemological Institute of America is pulling back on plans to go all-digital with its grading reports following backlash from the trade. It started the migration in January of this year with its most popular report, the Diamond Dossier, pictured here. 20230410_GIA digital Diamond Dossier.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/d64d31098bae0ff4e2e2b4cb43d80ff0.jpg)
The lab made the decision to pull back on its all-digital migration after receiving complaints from clients across the supply chain.