Program aims to educate young consumers about mined stones’ positive qualities.
Country signs memorandum of understanding for future business.
The silvery gem with creamy patches showed an internal growth structure filled with metal wires.
Mumbai laboratory detects boron, which caused the color.
New description will no longer use color and clarity nomenclature.
Move follows integration with AGS Laboratories in 2022.
Decision follows “disruptive” impact of synthetic diamonds on market, organization says.
Ron Harder grant will support education and development of future gemologists.
The advent of G7 Russian sanctions is driving the need to identify and certify the mined source of diamonds — a move that’s as much a commercial necessity as a legal requirement.
Latest episode of GEMTalks features gemologist Dr. James Shigley.
GIA’s Dr. James Shigley will discuss challenges in this important field of science.