GIA’s laboratories use advanced instrumentation and research to deliver accurate grading, identification, and origin ...

Birthstones are a fun, popular and colorful introduction to the world of gemstones. They appeal to audiences around the world regardless of gender, age, nationality or religion. Birthstones carry ...

Figure 1. This alexandrite cabochon appears brownish green in fluorescent light (left) and brownish purple in incandescent light (right). The cabochon shows chatoyancy under both forms of illumination ...

This large Australian light opal cabochon weighs 117.85 carats. Small play-of-color flashes of orange and green predominate in a pinfire pattern, with spots of a more muted blue over a grayish ...

Jewellery Machinery & Allied India International Expo (JMAIIE) is the first ever exclusive international exhibition on jewellery machinery & allied products. This show will not only have participation ...

Observations of Oval-, Pear-, and Marquise-Shaped Diamonds: Implications for Fancy Cut Grading Presents findings from observations of oval-, pear-, and marquise-shaped diamonds, laying the groundwork ...

GIA will offer convenient access for colored stone identification and identification and origin laboratory services at the show. Drop off your stones for expert analysis and report services in the ...

CARLSBAD, California – January 14, 2025 - The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced the planned retirement of its president and CEO, Susan Jacques, at the end of 2025. The Institute has ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. – January 29, 2025 – GIA field gemologists recently completed their one-hundredth expedition, adding to the Institute’s unrivaled store of independently verified gemological ...

Secure your spot for the Sept. 7-10 event in Carlsbad, CA CARLSBAD, Calif. – January 27, 2025 – Registration for Converge, the singular gem and jewelry event combining the unique expertise of the ...

This sapphire from Kashmir has an intense velvety blue color. – Photo: Robert Weldon/GIA. Sapphire is one of the Big three of jewelry colored gemstones—the other two are ruby and emerald. A durable ...

Heating is an accepted treatment for sapphire. But for fine-quality sapphire, confirmation from an independent laboratory like GIA that there is no evidence of heat adds to a sapphire’s rarity and ...