Lucapa Diamond and its partners, Endiama and Rosas & Petalas, have announced the recovery of a 160 carat white Type IIa diamond by

Diamond is a naturally occurring rare mineral that is composed of pure elemental carbon. Due to the extremely rigid arrangement of the carbon

Birthstone for the month of October. The ‘rainbow gemstone’. The name tourmaline comes from the Singalese expression tura mali meaning ‘stone of mixed

A treasure trove of jewelry was recently rescued from a famed Spanish shipwreck that has been lying on the ocean floor off the

ANGOLA, long viewed as “elephant country” by geologists searching for major diamond strikes, is finally getting the exploration attention it deserves after a

Some gemstones are routinely treated, and the treatment is well known and accepted in the gem and jewellery industry. However, there are some

The ‘gem of the heavens’, the name is derived from the Greek sappheiros meaning blue. It is the birthstone for September and the

GEMFIELDS today warned shareholders that insurgency-related attacks had edged closer to the firm’s Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique. The latest was in the Muaja

Scientists found something unexpected inside a meteorite that hit Earth 50,000 years ago. While studying diamonds inside an ancient meteorite, scientists have found

Retailers would be wise to embrace this growing segment of the market instead of shunning it, Peter Smith writes. The year was, as