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The September birthstone is sapphire – a gem that’s been cherished for thousands of years. Although the term sapphire usually refers to the blue variety of corundum (ruby is the red variety), this ...
Figure 1. This 0.11 ct round brilliant grandidierite is from a new deposit near the town of Tranomaro, in southern Madagascar. Photo by Delphine Bruyère. Since its discovery, grandidierite has been ...
One of the advantages of beryl is its wide color range. These crystals show pastel shades: aquamarine's green and blue and morganite's pink. -photo credit Alan Jobbins. Like many gems found in ...
Advances in geophysical technology and computer imaging now permit mapping of geologic features at various depths beneath the Earth’s surface in more detail than ever before. Geophysical methods, ...
GIA’s laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand conducts research and provides services such as diamond grading and origin determination, colored stone grading and origin determination and pearl identification ...
The People's Republic of China has recently placed a high priority on identifying and developing its gemstone resources. Initial exploration by teams of geologists throughout China has identified many ...