Tanzanite: can be found in only one place
Why do you need to know tanzanite? With its blue-violet shine, tanzanite is not inferior to the much better known and more
About
This author has not yet filled in any details.So far has created 690 blog entries.
Spinel: for kings and tsars
Why do you need to know spinel? Because it is perhaps the most underestimated gemstone in the world. It’s been used since
Paraiba tourmaline: luminous neon
Why do you need to know Paraiba tourmaline? A very rare tourmaline variety, famous for its paradisiacal blue-green color that almost resembles
Tsavorite: a rare cousin of emerald
What is tsavorite? Jewelers around the world are increasingly working with gems that are even rarer than real diamonds.In this series of
What is the difference between zirconia, crystal and diamond?
Zirconia, crystals, diamonds… all three sparkling stones that give cachet to each jewel. What exactly is the difference between zirconia, crystal and
Five of the world’s most expensive colored diamonds
Diamonds are a very rare gemstone. However, when it acquires a frank and shimmering colour, a diamond increases its level of rarity
Spirit of the Rose: Ultra-rare purple-pink diamond sells for a record $26.6M
Image: Spirit of the Rose – Sotheby’s An “ultra-rare” purple-pink diamond – The Spirit of the Rose – sold for a record
Louis Vuitton orders another huge diamond cut at HB Antwerp
© Louis Vuitton / Philippe Lacombe – Louis Vuitton has the Sethunya, an exceptionally clear diamond of 549 carats from Botswana, cut
India trade lobbies for lower taxes
The Indian diamond industry has urged the government to cut taxes and lift red tape ahead of the country’s annual Union Budget,
Central Africa: the coronavirus causes diamond industry to lose some of its luster
Ngoto is far from everything, but here in Central Africa too the coronavirus “spoiled everything”, say its inhabitants. This remote village in