This year at the AGTA show, the number of booths selling skillfully carved, fantasy cut, or expertly recut items was noticeably higher than in past years.

The spectacular gem and jewelry collection of the Romanov dynasty is documented in Russia’s Treasure of Diamonds and Precious Stones, one of the few surviving catalogs documenting the royal jewels.

This article reviews the rise of the modern diamond cutting industry in India and its impact on the world diamond trade.

The stony-iron meteorites known as pallasites are famed for the areas of yellowish green olivines they contain.

An overview of the Fall 2025 Gems & Gemology content.

A beautiful melo pearl is accidentally served up for lunch within its host gastropod.

Alumni across the globe participate in chapter events and are out in full force to support the trade. There are a variety of ways you can join them.

Magnetite inclusions in a four-rayed star peridot help to date its terrestrial age.

A renewed structure, expanded education opportunities and other tools will help GIA Alumni Association chapters and members communicate GIA connection.

Approaching his 50th anniversary in the business, Stephen M. Avery (Lakewood, Colorado) reflected on his journey to becoming an award-winning lapidary artist, detailing his signature cuts and gem sets and offering advice to up-and-coming gemstone cutters.

Two inclusions appear joined in a diamond host.