The jewelry industry has always been shaped by scarcity, beauty, and the occasional stroke of geological luck. For centuries, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds held their positions as the ...

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 ...

Long before they’re polished and set in gold, the world’s greatest gems sleep beneath mountains, rivers, and deserts. Their origins are as captivating as their glow: volcanic depths, ocean floors, and ...

Across the hills of Kenya and Tanzania, two gemstones capture the continent’s natural brilliance and enduring mystique: Tanzanite and Tsavorite. Both discovered within a few years of each other in the ...