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GIA GemProject
GIA launches virtual gemstone museum

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has launched the Gem Project, an online resource for colored gemstone information that is free and open to both the trade and the public. Read More

Carelle bracelet
Category analysis: Hooked on colored stones

Colored gemstone jewelry is a money-maker, yielding median gross margins of 52.5 percent (better than diamonds' 48.9 percent), finds the 2009 Jewelers of America Cost of Doing Business Report. But selling them is the trick. Read More

Zambia emerald
Gemfields finds 6,225-carat Zambian rough emerald

Gemfields has announced the discovery of an "exceptional" 6,225-carat rough emerald at its Kagem mine in Zambia, a piece that the company expects will yield a number of significantly sized cut gems. Read More

AGTA reference guide
AGTA publishes Retailers' Reference Guide

The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has released the Retailers' Reference Guide, a comprehensive reference book designed by CIBJO members and the AGTA to assist sales associates in answering clients' gemstone, precious metal and jewelry questions, thereby instilling confidence and helping to close the sale. Read More

AGTA GemFair show traffic up 7 percent

The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) reports that the 2010 AGTA GemFair Tucson saw a 7 percent increase in buyer traffic over the 2009 show. Read More

Roving ICA Congress headed to Rio for 2011

The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA), which every two years hosts a congress that gathers colored gemstone leaders from around the world in a gem-producing locality, announced that the 2011 ICA Congress will be held in Brazil. Read More

Campbell Bridges
Report: Mastermind behind Bridges slaying arrested

A man believed to be the mastermind behind the slaying of tsavorite founder Campbell Bridge in Kenya last summer was arrested in Nairobi, according to a report issued early Tuesday from the International Colored Gemstone Association. Read More

Glass ruby
Treated ruby nomenclature prompts talk at Tucson

Nomenclature for glass-filled rubies was among the hot topics as the Gemstone Industry and Laboratory Conference (GILC) met during the Tucson gem shows this past week. Read More

Red, pink coral protection gains more ground

In another show of support for protecting the precious red and pink coral used in jewelry, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) secretariat has recommended that countries support increased trade protection for the animals. Read More

N.J. jeweler, emerald dealer files Chapter 11

Citing the down economy, Arthur Groom, a New Jersey retailer and developer of an emerald treatment, has become the latest victim of the financial crisis, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday. Read More

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GIA announces new online 'Colored Stones' course

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has added a "Colored Stones" course to its slate of eLearning gemological courses. Read More

Campbell Bridges
Bridges to be honored at memorial in Tucson

When the colored gemstone community gathers for the Tucson gem shows next month, they'll remember one of their own: tsavorite founder Campbell Bridges, who was slain near his mine in Tsavo, Kenya, last summer. Read More

Tucson
Gem seminars, services and dances at Tucson shows

With the 2010 Tucson gem shows fast approaching in early February, various industry organizations have announced additional seminars, social events and services that will be held during the shows. Read More

Are your colored gem sales dazzling or dimming?

How are your sales of blue sapphires? Are customers asking a lot of questions about glass-filled rubies? National Jeweler wants to know the answers to these and other questions for its latest Product Panel on colored gemstones. Read More

Colored Stone magazine
Report: 'Colored Stone' magazine folds

Malvern, Pa.--Colored Stone magazine, an industry trade publication focused on the colored gemstone industry, is folding, according to published reports and industry sources. Read More

Former 24 Karat Club president Maurice Shire dies

New York--Maurice Shire, an honorary member of the 24 Karat Club of New York City and the founder of gemstone company Maurice Shire Inc., died on Saturday. He was 86. Read More

CIBJO to host 'Ruby Day' at 2010 Congress

CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, will host a gemological mini-conference with a focus on rubies during the upcoming 2010 CIBJO Congress, an event that organizers say will begin a new tradition for future congresses. Read More

Wittelsbach
IDEX Online: Rare blue diamond to hit Smithsonian

Set to appear before the public for the first time in more than a half-century, the 31.06-carat, rare grayish-blue Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond will be on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History from Jan. 28 to Aug. 1, the museum announced Monday. Read More

ICA to host GILC in Tucson

The International Colored Gemstone Association has announced that the Gemstone Industry and Laboratory Conference will return to Tucson in 2010. Read More

Galatea Mercy Pearl "Mermaid" pendant
Galatea introduces 'Mercy Pearls'

Chi Huynh, founder and chief executive officer of Galatea: Jewelry by Artist, is donating the first white South Sea and red coral Galatea Mercy Pearl from his company's new pearl-farming venture in Vietnam for an auction to benefit a children's hospital in Cambodia. Read More

Richard Hughes
Ruby, sapphire expert Hughes wins Bonanno award

Richard W. Hughes, known for his adventure-laden travelogues, his writings on undisclosed gemstone treatments and as the author of Ruby and Sapphire, has won the 2010 Antonio C. Bonanno Award For Excellence in Gemology, the Accredited Gemologists Association has announced. Read More

Queen conch pearls
Scientists hail queen conch's cultured pearls

Boca Raton, Fla.--Scientists from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have announced the development of the first-ever technique to produce beaded (nucleated) and non-beaded cultured pearls from the queen conch. Read More

Composite ruby
GMA calls out dept. stores on composite rubies

New York--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

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