GIA Taps New India Laboratory Chief

Amit Pratihari was previously managing director of De Beers India and Forevermark India.

GIA Spots Similar Star Shapes in Two Diamonds

Pattern is due to clouds of dark micro-inclusions.

GIA Uncovers Quartz Posing as Emerald

Stone comprises three layers fused with green cement, according to lab.

Natural and Lab-Grown Diamonds Sent to GIA with Counterfeit Inscriptions

Four stones submitted for updated services in Dubai turn out to be fake.

GIA Examines Rare 2,488ct. Rough Diamond 

Recovered in August 2024 from Lucara’s Karowe mine in Botswana, it is the second-largest ever found.

GIA Clarifies New Guidelines for Lab-Grown Certificates 

To earn Premium grade, stones must have D color and at least VVS clarity.

GIA Names New Chief of Laboratory Operations 

Sriram Natarajan was previously managing director of the institute’s India business.

AGS and GIA Reveal Scholarship Winners 

Blake Graham and Jessica Kohoutek will receive admission to Converge 2025 conference, and other prizes.

GIA Names Pritesh Patel as President and CEO

Current COO to succeed Susan Jacques after she retires.

GIA Detects Permanent Color Change in Synthetic Sapphire 

New York laboratory explores how ultraviolet light can trigger a shift from blue to yellow in lab-grown stone.

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