The World Jewellery Confederation, CIBJO, has established a new laboratory-grown diamond committee. The new committee will establish operating practices specific to the lab-grown trade. It will operate under the umbrella of the organization’s Diamond Commission and is being formed from an ad hoc group working established last year that included CIBJO officers and officials, representatives […]

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Supply chain transparency in the jewelry industry is more challenging than in most industries. Unlike the mining done for commodities like oil — which typically involves massive investments by large corporations — mining for jewelry materials is commonly done by artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM). These miners — now estimated at more than 40 million […]

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There’s something for everyone at the Tucson gem shows. World-class sapphires, rubies, emeralds and diamonds at the AGTA GemFair. Opals, spinels, tanzanite and pearls at GJX. And all manner of crystal and geode one could dream of at The Arizona River Park Inn, not to mention the treasures found at numerous other tents in the […]

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London–Gemfields held its first emerald auction since Pallinghurst took over this summer, and reported strong results. The auction of higher-quality rough emeralds was held in Lusaka, Zambia from Oct. 2 to 5. Revenues from the sale were $21.5 million, with an average price per carat of $66.21, the second highest ever achieved by the gemstone […]

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It’s the stone of the month, peridot. The birthstone of August, and a rather proper foray into fall, I think. Still bright but just earthy enough to be heading into the autumnal color palette, crafting a transition for us as we move into a new season. But is peridot also the stone of the year? […]

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