Colored StonesTop StoryGMA calls out dept. stores on composite rubiesComposite 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 Colored Stone NewsSpotlightColor Market ReportsGMA calls out dept. stores on composite rubiesComposite 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 Price is right for pearls this holidayRetailers 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 features 300-plus jobsCarlsbad, 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 TreatmentsAGL modifies heated-ruby disclosure wordingNew 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 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' diamondsDubai, 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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