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Filling the Generation Gap
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Adolescence is hard enough without having to deal with Covid-19 on top of everything. This year, teenagers are missing
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News
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Jun 23, 2020
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Deborah Yonick
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News
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Oct 15, 2019
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Deborah Yonick
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News
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May 08, 2019
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Deborah Yonick
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Onsite in Tanzania
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Discovered in 1967, tanzanite is mined in one place on the planet — in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, in a deposit created more than 500 million years
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Features
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Jun 01, 2012
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Deborah Yonick
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Features
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Dec 01, 2011
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Deborah Yonick
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Shifting Sapphire Market
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Sapphire, particularly blue, is the best-selling gem in the marketplace, most notably in the Western market. But recent changes in supply and demand are
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Features
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Sep 30, 2011
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Deborah Yonick
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Emerald Reassessed
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Although emeralds represent one-third of the “big three” group of precious colored stones, it is the other two gemstones in that trio — sapphire and ruby
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Features
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Aug 30, 2011
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Deborah Yonick
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Colored Gems Profit
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For many exhibitors at the American Gem Trade Association’s (AGTA) GemFair pavilion at JCK Las Vegas, sales surpassed their expectations for the
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Features
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Jun 30, 2011
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Deborah Yonick
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ICA Tackles Tough Issues
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How the global colored gemstone industry can promote fair trade practices and assure the legitimacy and responsibility of its products through
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Features
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Jun 01, 2011
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Deborah Yonick
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Spinel Steps Into the Spotlight
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Durable, brilliant, more affordable than ruby and available in a variety of natural colors and large sizes, spinel is being touted by color gemstone dealers
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Features
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May 01, 2011
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Deborah Yonick
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American Gems
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American-mined gemstones — and their interesting backstories — give jewelers unique ways to distinguish themselves and offer a profitable market niche for those willing
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Analysis
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Apr 01, 2011
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Deborah Yonick
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Buying Brisk in Tucson
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Enthusiastic exhibitors used words like “epic,” “fantastic” and “surpassing expectations” to describe business at the all-important annual gem and jewelry trade fairs
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Analysis
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Mar 01, 2011
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Deborah Yonick
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Happy Birthday to Sales
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Colorful, personal, birthstone jewelry can be the perfect gift item for a variety of occasions year-round. So why aren’t retail jewelers taking advantage of its
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Features
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Dec 01, 2010
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Deborah Yonick
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Carribean Queen
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Like a fine gemstone that combines a distinctive appearance with rarity, the conch pearl is beginning to capture the attention of the U.S. market. Consumers
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Features
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Nov 01, 2010
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Deborah Yonick
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Moon Beams
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Admired for its warmth and inner glow, moonstone has caught the eye of a new generation of jewelry designers. What gives this feldspar
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Features
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Oct 01, 2010
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Deborah Yonick
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Beadless Pearls
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In influx of saltwater pearls, characterized by an almost perfect appearance and often accompanied by reports describing them as natural, is arriving at gem labs for certification, sent
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Features
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Sep 01, 2010
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Deborah Yonick
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AGA Red-Flags Ruby
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A relatively new treated ruby that has entered the gemstone marketplace is causing great concern among industry experts. The lead-glass-filled ruby, warns
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Analysis
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Aug 01, 2010
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Deborah Yonick
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Spending Wisely
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Business was good for gem and pearl dealers at the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) GemFair Las Vegas, held June 3 through
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Features
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Jul 01, 2010
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Deborah Yonick
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Can KP Stay Viable?
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The annual intercessional meeting of the Kimberley Process (KP) ended in an impasse in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 24, when members could not come
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Features
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Jul 01, 2010
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Deborah Yonick
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Transformation
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Award-winning jewelry designer Chi Huynh believes in transformation. His company, Galatea, founded in 1994, is best known for its carved cultured pearls and
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Features
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Jun 01, 2010
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Deborah Yonick
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