Birthstone Guide
Just about everyone knows what his or her birthstone is. Why is that?
Probably because people still enjoy the folklore associated with the traditio... Read More...
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gemstones
No Bids on the World’s Largest “Emerald”
There were no bids on the Teodora "emerald" this Saturday when the auction opened... possibly due to the arrest of it's owner Regan Reaney (who wanted t... Read More...
Teodora Emerald… Not really?
After the grading of the Teodora Emerald, the auction of the stone has been postponed until January 28th, after the gemologist who examined the stone an... Read More...
Auctioning off the “World’s Largest Emerald”
Teodora, or God's Gift, is the World's Largest cut Emerald and roughly the size of a watermelon at 57,500 carats. On January 25th, this fabulous gemston... Read More...
Warning: Irradiated Columbian Emeralds
Rumors about irradiated emeralds from Columbia have been floating around for months, and last week, for the first time, American Gemological Laboratorie... Read More...
Glass-Filled Ruby Alert
In recent months, various trade organizations have raised the issue of a number of lead-glass-filled rubies being sold in US department stores and Caribbean sho... Read More...
How to Identify Gemstones
Every gemstone in the world holds its own unique beauty, rarity, and identity. Gem identification is a process of observing and testing a gemstones chem... Read More...