Kundan jewellery originated in the royal courts of Gujarat and Rajasthan during the 3rd century BCE. However, it saw an ...

Painite, Gold Sheen Sapphire, Red Beryl, and Musgravite. Learn why collectors value these scarce, unique stones above all ...

A groundbreaking scale that redefines gemstone durability by combining hardness, fracture toughness, and inclusions into a comprehensive framework for the gem and jewelry trade.

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October Gem and Mineral Show with artisan markets, cultural festivals, food, and desert day trips for a perfect fall getaway.

Drawing on three international datasets—the OECD’s Creditor Reporting System (CRS), OCHA’s Financial Tracking Service (FTS), and the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)—the analysis ...

We sat down with the Strange Antiquities team to talk plants, potentially cursed items, and how lovely the Lake District is.

Seemingly contradictory materials are trapped together in two glittering diamonds from South Africa, shedding light on how ...

The precious stone auction, aimed at customers registered in the database of the Angolan National Diamond Trading Company (SODIAM), with expertise in diamond sales, opens online on Tuesday (30) at the ...

By Kelly Bahl Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Outreach Naturalist Minnesota boasts incredible coniferous and hardwood forests in ...

In a “ground-breaking” study, researchers have identified a “ vivid blue mineral pigment azurite” on a 13,000-year-old stone in Germany, according to a Sept. 29 news release from Aarhus University.