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Category: Happening Now

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On Display: The World’s Oldest Pearl

November 13, 2019 / 803 / 0
The world’s oldest known natural pearl was recently discovered at excavations at an archaological dig located on the privately-owned Marawah Island, located 62 miles west of the capital city – just off the coast of Abu Dhabi, UAE. The gem made its debut on October...
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Citrine: November’s Brilliant Birthstone

November 4, 2019 / 642 / 0
Like many months of the year, November is associated with two birthstones: Citrine and Topaz. Citrine is said to be “a gift from the sun,” and the gem’s name is derived from the French word Citron, or lemon. Like it’s citrus namesake, the gem’s color...
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New interactive colored diamond exhibit

November 1, 2019 / 533 / 0
The De Beers Group Institute of Diamonds has partnered with Christie’s auction house to showcase a new, exclusive, collaborative exhibition called ‘Rare Treasures of the Earth.’ Scheduled to open at Christie’s in London, industry professionals, collectors and the press will be invited to discover a...
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Photo highlights from Gemworld Munich

October 29, 2019 / 590 / 0
Since 2009, Gemworld Munich has been one of the most important jewelry and gemstone trade shows in Europe, showcasing more 350 exhibitors from more than 30 countries. Gemworld Munich hosts 7,000 jewelers, goldsmiths, jewelry designers and visitors, and products at the Gemworld shows range from...
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Rare Discovery: Diamond in a Diamond

October 24, 2019 / 540 / 0
Earlier this month, Russian miners announced that they had unearthed an amazing gemological oddity – a rare Matryoshka diamond.  Named for the traditional toy, this Russian Nesting Doll diamond is the first in the history of global diamond mining to ever be found. The stone...
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Top 10 Coral-colored gemstones for 2019

October 16, 2019 / 513 / 0
Living Coral was named by Pantone Color Institute as the as the color of the year for 2019. Pink transparent gemstones are already difficult to find, so transparent gemstones with the distinct warm golden-pink hue of coral are very rare indeed. Naturally-colored translucent or opaque...
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Opals for October

October 9, 2019 / 490 / 0
October has two colorful birthstones: Tourmaline and Opal. There are two types of Opal: precious or common, but only the precious Opals display iridescence, sometimes called “play of color.” Though they do not feature iridescence, common opals come in a wide range of rich colors...
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September means Sapphires

September 29, 2019 / 370 / 0
Sapphire is the birthstone for September and a relative of July’s birthstone, the Ruby. Both gemstones are the mineral corundum which typically appears as a dull gray stone, but gem quality corundum is called sapphire, unless it is red.Sapphires are usually blue due to the...
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Ruby: July’s Birthstone

July 16, 2019 / 434 / 0
Though both stones are varieties of Corundum, in nature, Rubies are rarer than Sapphires. Both gems form under high temperature and pressure when fluid produced by magma interacts with silica and other rocks within the earth’s crust. Corundum’s crystal structure is hexagonal and though Ruby...
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Upward Trending Metals Market

July 10, 2019 / 409 / 0
Anyone in the jewelry business is ever-mindful of daily fluctuations in price of precious (and other) metals. During the past two weeks, gold, silver and platinum have once again been zig-zagging upward in a pattern similar to the highs we last saw during Jan. to...
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A new space mineral officially recognized

July 5, 2019 / 375 / 0
The Israeli mining company Shefa Yamim has unearthed a new gem material in the northern Israel that has properties similar in structure to sapphire and ruby. The rare mineral, called Carmeltazite, has been trademarked and will be marketed as “Carmel Sapphire,” and is expected to...
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Welcome to the GemCrowd Daily Blog!

June 25, 2019 / 509 / 0
Welcome to GemCrowd! I’m Helen Driggs, the Editor here at GemCrowd and I am pleased to announce our new daily blog! As we build the community, I invite you to visit the GemCrowd Blog every weekday, because each day of the week will focus on...
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