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Gemstones 101

Gemstones 101

The 4 C’s: The Reasons for Grading Gemstones So much of how we value a gemstone comes down to looks. To put it bluntly, most people are on the hunt...

What Is Paraiba Tourmaline?

The discovery of the Paraiba tourmaline in Brazil in the late 1980s sent an electric shock through the gem community that continues to pulse to thi...

Ruby

Are Rubies Rare? Rarity is what many gem hunters are looking for—a highly valued, and unique piece of stone that sets itself apart from everything ...

The Biggest Bling In The World

Whether you're looking online or at a store, you're bound to find diamonds of all shapes and sizes, but what about out in the wild? Gem deposits al...

What is True Padparadscha Sapphire Colour?

Sapphires are inarguably most well-known for possessing a potent, peacock blue hue, but it's by no means the only colour available within this dive...

Sri Lanka

Hidden amongst the dense streets, in a small enclave, is Chinafort, the jewel of Sri Lanka’s global gemstone industry. Just minutes removed from th...

Bogota

By the time we arrived back to Bogota after touring the emerald mines, one thing was clear; The amount of work it takes to remove an emerald from t...

The Finest Emeralds

Technically, my first encounter with emeralds would’ve been playing Sonic the Hedgehog on Sega Genesis. Officially, my first real-life experience...

Exploring the Mines of Muzo

A reputation can be a difficult thing to change. Even if you’re now a barely tolerable analyst, whose tenure as an NHL GM was somewhere between co...