A summary of “The Ethics of Jewelry” panel, held at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on January 25, 2019.

Traveling gallery exhibits stunning mineral specimens during the Tucson gem shows.

Susi Smither discusses her sustainable, responsible, and ethically based business practices.

Shahin Aboosalih of SR Trading shares his insights on the gem and jewelry industry.

The examination of a nearly complete trapiche emerald crystal–which are difficult to obtain–is consistent with the findings of previous studies.

An overview from the 2019 Tucson gem shows.

The third Jewelry Industry Summit, held in Tucson February 2–3, revealed the successful implementation of several initiatives mapped out since the conference’s inception in 2016.

Mother-and-son team Laurie and Geoffrey Watt (Mayer & Watt, Maysville, Kentucky) noted that while there were plenty of customers at the AGTA show this year, the formula for success was a wide selection of materials and competitive pricing.

At the AGTA show, Rod Griffin (Rod Griffin Boulder Opals, Silverado, California, and Queensland, Australia) told us that the world market for all types of opals continues to be strong, but Australia’s opal industry is shrinking due to the costs, challenges, and changing regulations of mining.

Cat’s-eye nephrite jade from Washington State. Washington Jade (Edmonds, Washington) made its Tucson debut at the AGTA show with nephrite jade from Washington State.

The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) released the first edition of the Responsible Sourcing Book in January 2019.

An update on activity at the Coscuez emerald source, as well as ruby deposits in Mozambique.

Maine-based designer Derek Katzenbach discusses his education and inspiration.

A gem dealer gives back to the mining communities that have supplied gems over the course of his career.

In recent years, the colored stone world has seen a growing appetite for unusual colors.

Jeff Hapeman of Earth’s Treasury (Westtown, Pennsylvania) loves a gemstone with a good story.

Eye-catching stones at Jeffrey Bilgore’s AGTA booth.

A composite of synthetically grown and natural diamond was recently identified by the Carlsbad laboratory.

Moshe and Rachel Chalchinsky of Color Source Gems talk about current trends in the gem and jewelry trade.

An overview of the Spring 2019 Gems & Gemology content.