Africa's leading authority on rare colored gemstones, The Rare Gemstone Company, unveils one of its most exceptional pieces ...

The origins of vivid colors within the gemstone ammolite—a rare type of brightly colored fossilized ammonite shell—are ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — It’s a “hydrated phosphate of copper,” but you may just know it as turquoise. The blue-green mineral widely regarded as a gemstone has significant deposits across the world, ...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History acquired one of the world's rarest gemstones.Natural red diamonds are some of the rarest gems on Earth, and the Winston Red Diamond is exceptional ...

Ammolite comes from the fossilized shells of extinct squidlike critters called ammonites. Scientists knew the secret to the fossils’ flamboyant appearance lay somewhere in their layers of nacre, or ...

CLAREMORE, Okla. — A professor and a student from RSU unearthed a rare exceptionally preserved fossil gemstone. Professor Dr. Chris Shelton and RSU student Kolby Dooling discovered a preserved ...

Half a century ago, when bell-bottoms ruled fashion and disco dominated dance floors, somewhere in East Africa, Antony Zagoritis was hard at work laying the foundation for what would become a jewel in ...

Walking into a jewelry store usually means seeing the same lineup of diamonds, gold, and maybe some sapphires if you’re lucky ...

There's a mineral so rare that only one specimen of it has ever been found in the entire world. It's called kyawthuite (cha-too-ite), a tiny, tawny-hued grain weighing just a third of a gram (1.61 ...

At the Autumn Fair 2025 in Hanoi, one gemstone booth stood out for displaying a series of “one-of-a-kind” pieces priced in ...