Issue 48 – Winter 2022
Tag: No 48
Adapting to the Covid Crisis – Elke Berr
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
It’s no secret that the Covid pandemic has affected everyone all around the world, and in different ways....
Colombia – New Realities in the Emerald Industry
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
For millennia, from antiquity to the present, emeralds have fascinated humankind. The luscious green gem is found in many...
Rhodochrosite – The Power of Red
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
The power of the color RED! Traditionally and since antiquity red stones such as garnets and rubies were thought...
Australia – Colored Gemstone Mining and Supply
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Australia is renowned for its deposits of opal and sapphire, which are mined predominantly by small mining operations—typically family...
Digital Developments in the Face of Viral Disruptions
Estimated reading time: 16 minutes
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, it is the one that’s the...
Industry Upheavals – The Big Picture
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Since the pandemic, we have seen a seismic shift in the way our world does business. But it’s not...
Living Life Dangerously
Estimated reading time: 27 minutes
Jean Claude Michelou was a fearless, one-of-a-kind adventurer and pioneer in the high-stakes world of colored gems. Be it...
The Smithsonian National Gem Collection – Unearthed
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Knowing Jeffrey Post personally and having been to the back room of the Smithsonian Gem Hall, when I heard...
Emerald – Modern Gemmology
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
The book Emerald: Modern Gemmology is the first one to take a comprehensive look at emerald since the 1981 publication...
Gem Painting – Where Art Meets Nature
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes
A promising tool to help develop gem-producing areas led to the creation of an award-winning documentary.
For some years now,...
