In the world of gemstones, their value transcends mere beauty. The true worth lies in their rarity, scarcity, and the fascinating narratives that accompany each stone. While diamonds and rubies are ...

A Carthage man may have unearthed one of the rarest gemstones in the world — not in a mine, but in his own front yard. Robert Lewis Jr. says he found an unusual black rock just steps from his home ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Jun 26, 2025, 02:26pm EDT Jun 27, 2025, 05:34am EDT A medieval ...

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 ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Africa's leading authority on rare colored gemstones, The Rare Gemstone Company, unveils one of its most exceptional pieces in its five-decade history ...

Imagine this, a young gemologist frowned as she inspected a ruby. “Without documentation, this could be from anywhere,” she sighed, articulating a frustration that haunts the global gemstone market: ...

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 ...

Christie's next month will sell The Eden Rose, a rare internally flawless 10.2-carat brilliant-cut pink diamond that takes its name from a flower symbolizing unconditional love. The strikingly perfect ...

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, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A rare gemstone discovered decades ago in a now-closed Colorado mine could sell for thousands of dollars in an October auction. Bidding for the chunk of ...