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GIA celebrates 90 years of Gems & Gemology with release of Spring 2024 edition

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GIA’s release of the Spring 2024 Gems & Gemology (G&G) issue marks the journal’s 90th anniversary. This issue presents research studies on colored stones and treatments, recaps the Tucson gem shows, spotlights an impressive garnet necklace and contains the annual G&G Challenge quiz. This and every issue of G&G since 1934 are available at no cost on GIA’s website at GIA.edu/gems-gemology.

Spring 2024 G&G feature articles include:

  • “Ice Jade” from Guatemala
    Zhaoying Huang, Tao Chen, Jinyu Zheng, and Zebin Xu
     Characterizes a translucent variety of jadeite jade from the Morales mine in Guatemala.

G&G’s regular features include:

  • Lab Notes provides the latest from GIA’s laboratory, including information about cloud inclusions causing blue color in diamonds.
  • Micro-World showcases the internal features in gems, including shrinkage cracks in fire agate.
  • Diamond Reflections explores the journey of superdeep diamonds to the earth’s surface.
  • Gem News International recaps the Tucson 2024 gem shows and much more.
  • In the Spotlight “Beyond Beauty: A Garnet Necklace Decoded”

Join the conversations on GIA’s Gems & Gemology Facebook group with an online community of more than 40,000 members: facebook.com/groups/giagemsgemology. Additional research articles are available at GIA.edu/gia-news-research.

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