Gemology

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How to Buy Loose Gemstones Online Without Getti...

The gemstone market moved online faster than almost any other specialist trade, and the results have been both extraordinary and problematic. Extraordinary because buyers in Nebraska can now browse aquamarine...

How to Buy Loose Gemstones Online Without Getti...

The gemstone market moved online faster than almost any other specialist trade, and the results have been both extraordinary and problematic. Extraordinary because buyers in Nebraska can now browse aquamarine...

GIA vs GRS vs Gübelin: Which Gemstone Certificate Is Worth Paying For in 2026?

GIA vs GRS vs Gübelin: Which Gemstone Certifica...

GIA vs GRS vs Gübelin: Which Gemstone Certificate Is Worth Paying For in 2026? When a Kashmir sapphire crosses the auction block at Christie's Geneva, it almost never arrives with...

GIA vs GRS vs Gübelin: Which Gemstone Certifica...

GIA vs GRS vs Gübelin: Which Gemstone Certificate Is Worth Paying For in 2026? When a Kashmir sapphire crosses the auction block at Christie's Geneva, it almost never arrives with...

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Gemstone Cuts Explained: Every Shape and What I...

Before you buy any loose gemstone, there is one question worth understanding properly: what does the cut actually do? Not aesthetics. Not fashion preference. What does the cut physically do...

Gemstone Cuts Explained: Every Shape and What I...

Before you buy any loose gemstone, there is one question worth understanding properly: what does the cut actually do? Not aesthetics. Not fashion preference. What does the cut physically do...

The Internationally Recognized Balochistan Collector Mineral

Balochistan Minerals: Pakistan's Most Overlooke...

Most people who follow the Pakistani gemstone market know the northern story well. Shigar Valley aquamarine. Paprok tourmaline. Dara-e-Pech morganite. Skardu kunzite. These localities have built their reputations over decades...

Balochistan Minerals: Pakistan's Most Overlooke...

Most people who follow the Pakistani gemstone market know the northern story well. Shigar Valley aquamarine. Paprok tourmaline. Dara-e-Pech morganite. Skardu kunzite. These localities have built their reputations over decades...

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What Is Heliodor? The Golden Beryl Gemstone Mos...

The largest single crystal ever found on Earth is a beryl. It grew in a pegmatite in Madagascar to a height of 18 meters and weighed approximately 380 tons. That...

What Is Heliodor? The Golden Beryl Gemstone Mos...

The largest single crystal ever found on Earth is a beryl. It grew in a pegmatite in Madagascar to a height of 18 meters and weighed approximately 380 tons. That...

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What Is Tanzanite? The Rarest Gemstone Found in...

In 1967, a lightning strike in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania started a wildfire that burned through the dry Merelani Hills for days. When local Maasai herders...

What Is Tanzanite? The Rarest Gemstone Found in...

In 1967, a lightning strike in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania started a wildfire that burned through the dry Merelani Hills for days. When local Maasai herders...