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Diamond Shortages Driving ‘Crazy’ Rough Prices
India is experiencing a shortage of diamonds as rough supply has dropped and polished goods remain stuck at the Gemological
News Jun 02, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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GIA Sees Spike in Synthetics Fraud
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has seen a rise in submissions of lab-grown diamonds with counterfeit inscriptions that
News May 18, 2021 Rapaport News
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GIA India Turnaround Time Increases
Fresh Covid-19 measures in India have lengthened the grading turnaround time at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA),
News Apr 20, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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GIA Recalls Diamonds over Treatment Query
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has asked customers to return a number of colored diamonds for reassessment, suspecting
News Apr 18, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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Gemological Science International Opens in Jaipur
Gemological Science International (GSI) has launched a laboratory in Jaipur, aiming to tap into the Indian city’s rich
News Apr 13, 2021 Rapaport News
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‘Peculiar’ Coloring Helps GIA Spot Treatment
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has identified a fancy-color diamond containing rare lines of blue, positing that
News Apr 08, 2021 Rapaport News
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Mumbai Diamond Services Get Approval to Continue
Diamond-grading laboratories and other industry services are allowed to operate during Mumbai’s Covid-19 lockdown, according to a clarification
News Apr 08, 2021 Rapaport News
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GIA Backlog Raising Concerns for Manufacturers
Customers of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) are experiencing severe delays to grading submissions, creating worries about
News Mar 25, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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Diamonds with Fake Inscriptions Turn Up at GIA
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has recently received “a number of” lab-grown or treated stones carrying natural-diamond
News Feb 23, 2021 Rapaport News
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GIA Spots Rare Inscription Fraud in Simulant
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has uncovered three synthetic moissanites with forged inscriptions that fraudsters
News Jan 27, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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‘Naturalmark’ Aims to Defeat Undisclosed Synthetics
A new project to combat undisclosed synthetics has launched in India, offering retailers low-cost screening and inscription using
News Jan 03, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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GIA to Cut Back Antwerp Business
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will scale back its Antwerp operations from January, but has
News Dec 22, 2020 Joshua Freedman
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Colored Gemstones Get New Ratings System
Switzerland’s Gübelin Gem Lab has launched a scoring system for colored gemstones based on wine ratings, claiming
News Nov 24, 2020 Rapaport News
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Chow Tai Fook Unveils In-House AI Grading Report
Chow Tai Fook is launching its own diamond certificates based on artificial intelligence, using a new grading scale
News Nov 03, 2020 Rapaport News
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GIA Unveils New Lab-Grown Reports
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has launched its new grading reports for lab-grown diamonds, offering
News Oct 15, 2020 Rapaport News
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‘Grading’ Is Just for Natural Diamonds, Says CIBJO
Laboratories should reserve the term “grading report” for natural diamonds rather than lab-grown stones, the
News Oct 13, 2020 Rapaport News
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Diamond Grading Gets an International Standard
The International Standards Organization (ISO) has approved its first grading guidelines for polished diamonds in an effort
News Sep 24, 2020 Rapaport News
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Sarine, Chinese Lab Debut Light-Performance Report
Sarine Technologies has partnered with China’s National Gemstone Testing Center (NGTC) to offer light-performance reports for
News Sep 16, 2020 Rapaport News
GIA podcast Aug 2020
GIA on Covid-19, Automation and Synthetics
The Gemological Institute of America is pressing ahead with projects that may transform diamond grading, CEO Susan
News Sep 10, 2020 Joshua Freedman
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GIA Considers Shutting Antwerp Lab
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) plans to close or heavily scale back its Antwerp operations following a review
News Aug 30, 2020 Rapaport News
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