A crucial change to GIA grading reports could restore confidence among the trade and consumers.
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Process, developed in 1990s to improve color, is in common use on inexpensive, widely available gemstones.
Longtime executive also worked for miner BHP Billiton, where he helped build up the company.
Outbound shipments down 7% for the month.
New policy does not impact jewelry sector, says tax expert Supreme Kothari.
The 2.50-carat stone’s phosphorescence levels are more common in lab-grown, institute says.
Trade group to honor Tiffany & Co., jeweler CD Peacock, and industry figure Anna Martin.
Lab to show source countries for peridot, opal, jade and demantoid garnet.
The latest edition also looks at the Louvre heist, Surat’s diamond-industry crisis, and a shake-up in luxury department stores.
Testing rules out several likely causes for unusual cloud patterns, prompting need for further investigation.
Only 126 companies shuttered in third quarter, compared to 158 a year earlier.