Unique rough and faceted luminescent synthetic garnet-like crystals were on display at the 22nd Street show in Tucson.
Read MoreThe Antwerp lab examines CVD laboratory-grown diamonds where HPHT processing resulted in relatively low color grades.
Read MoreExplores statistical data and defining characteristics of gem-quality CVD synthetic diamonds examined by GIA since 2003.
Read MoreExamines a new source of colorless and near-colorless gem-quality HPHT synthetic diamonds using spectroscopic and gemological analysis.
Read MoreAbstracts of speaker presentations from the “New Technologies and Techniques” session of GIA’s 2018 International Gemological Symposium.
Read MoreExamination of the largest HPHT synthetic diamonds GIA has examined so far demonstrated significant progress in this growth technology.
Read MoreExamines a form of asterism comprising two six-rayed stars, one white and one that exhibits the stone’s bodycolor. Firsthand accounts and a survey of patent documents reveal that diffusion has been used to create or enhance this optical phenomenon in synthetic and possibly natural corundum since the 1950s.
Read MoreTwo near-colorless rounds, weighing 3.23 and 2.51 ct, were the largest CVD-grown synthetic diamonds GIA has examined.
Read MoreResults from GIA’s recent testing of a 10.08 ct blue HPHT synthetic diamond, the largest HPHT synthetic recorded to date.
Read MoreDescribes the chemical, morphological, and microscopic properties of the first gem-quality synthetic emeralds ever produced, offering a historical perspective on their development.
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