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Composite ruby
GMA calls out dept. stores on composite rubies

Composite rubies found themselves in an unwelcome spotlight today on Good Morning America when an investigation by the ABC News morning show revealed some department stores selling the stones without adequate disclosure. Read More

Slane and Slane pearl bracelet
Price is right for pearls this holiday

Retailers on National Jeweler's Product Panel are optimistic about the potential of pearls this holiday season--especially for the predominant buyers: 30- and 40-something women. Read More

GIA Career Search Engine
GIA Career Search Engine features 300-plus jobs

Carlsbad, Calif.--The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced that its Career Search Engine has more than 300 active gem and jewelry industry positions now available. Read More

Treatments

American Gemological Laboratories' Prestige Reports for rubies
AGL modifies heated-ruby disclosure wording

New York--American Gemological Laboratories (AGL) is modifying the disclosure terminology it uses for treated rubies by exchanging the term "inorganic (fluxtype)" with "heating residues" in its descriptions of heat-treated rubies, the lab announced. Read More

Mary L. Johnson
How do you heat-treat sapphires with beryllium?

Gemology expert Mary Johnson gets into the nitty-gritty of some common colored-gemstone treatments.  Read More

Pearl Commission votes 'no' on 'cultured' diamonds

Dubai, United Arab Emirates--The CIBJO Pearl Commission has voted on a number of amendments to the Pearl Blue Book, a definitive set of standards for pearl grading, methodology and nomenclature that the commission has updated each year since the guide's publication in 2006. Read More

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