On a trip to Indonesia last year, GIA Graduate Gemologist Brian Berger purchased an unusually striking opal originating from the island of Java. Boasting an ...
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Birthstone Feature: Check Out the Fascinating History of the Smithsonian’s ‘Chalk Emerald’
The Chalk Emerald’s impressive clarity, color, size and regal lineage rank it among the world’s finest examples of May’s official birthstone.Exhibiting the most highly prized ...
Birthstone Feature: Check Out the Fascinating History of the Smithsonian’s ‘Chalk Emerald’
The Chalk Emerald’s impressive clarity, color, size and regal lineage rank it among the world’s finest examples of May’s official birthstone.Exhibiting the most highly prized ...
‘Pink Star’ Sells for $71.2M, Setting New Auction Record
The Pink Star, a 59.6-carat, flawless, fancy vivid pink diamond, shattered the world record for the highest price ever paid for any gem at auction. ...
‘Pink Star’ Sells for $71.2M, Setting New Auction Record
The Pink Star, a 59.6-carat, flawless, fancy vivid pink diamond, shattered the world record for the highest price ever paid for any gem at auction. ...
Australia Post Releases Eye-Catching Series of Gem-Themed Stamps
Australia Post just unveiled a dazzling collection of colorful stamps illustrated with native gemstones — the golden sapphire, pink diamond, rhodonite and fluorite. The stamp ...
Australia Post Releases Eye-Catching Series of Gem-Themed Stamps
Australia Post just unveiled a dazzling collection of colorful stamps illustrated with native gemstones — the golden sapphire, pink diamond, rhodonite and fluorite. The stamp ...
Proposal Under the Northern Lights
Nine months ago, Australian landscape photographer Dale Sharpe planned to pop the question to his photographer girlfriend, Karlie Russell, under the Northern Lights in Iceland. ...
Proposal Under the Northern Lights
Nine months ago, Australian landscape photographer Dale Sharpe planned to pop the question to his photographer girlfriend, Karlie Russell, under the Northern Lights in Iceland. ...
Teen Finds ‘Superman’s Diamond’
The origin story of Superman tells us that The Man of Steel was born Kal-El on the planet of Krypton and was sent to Earth ...
Teen Finds ‘Superman’s Diamond’
The origin story of Superman tells us that The Man of Steel was born Kal-El on the planet of Krypton and was sent to Earth ...
UK Treasure Hunters Unearth Four Golden Torcs Dating Back 2,500 Years
Two buddies with a passion for treasure hunting unearthed four 2,500-year-old golden torcs within the parish of Leekfrith (pop. 363) in the English countryside. The ...