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Category analysis: Hooked on colored stonesColored 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 Colored Stone NewsColor Market Reports
GIA launches virtual gemstone museumThe 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 
Category analysis: Hooked on colored stonesColored 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 
Gemfields finds 6,225-carat Zambian rough emeraldGemfields 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 TreatmentsConsensus reached on gem treatment disclosuresIn what is being called an "unprecedented cooperative effort," three major organizations that represent the colored gemstone industry worldwide have adopted a uniform set of codes that will be used within the trade to describe gemstone treatments. Read More Glass-filled rubies appear in investigative reportA TV news report claiming that lead-glass filled rubies were sold without proper disclosure at Macy's stores aired earlier this week on the West Coast, marking at least the second time that the stones made consumer news headlines. Read More AGA giving retailers scoop on composite rubiesNew York--In response to a recent Good Morning America news segment that revealed glass-filled "composite rubies" being sold without proper disclosure, the Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA) is offering retailers information on how to identify and care for the treated stones. |
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