Spectroscopy was first used for studying minerals and gems soon after Isaac Newton attempted to separate sunlight into its component colors with the help of a prism. By the mid-1800s, researchers ...

What happens when you let ten leading jewelry designers loose with a pile of dazzling Colombian emeralds? A powerhouse roster of female American jewelry designers shows us how beautiful it can be to ...

Emeralds have long captivated people around the world. Their lore dates back to at least 330 BC, when the presence of the first emerald mines was recorded. Cleopatra was enchanted with emeralds, ...

DUBAI and SHARJAH, UAE, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fura Gems (''FURA'') is pleased to announce its second rough Colombian emerald auction, to be held 3–10 April 2022 in Sharjah, UAE. FURA to ...

The international gem trade can be a shady business. In a quiet corner of a busy London pub, a trader, who asked to remain anonymous, tells C&EN about passing off synthetic gems, made in a ...