Our last Gemstone Guide was only just the beginning. With so many gems out there and in our inventory, we’re here to give you part two.
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Australian miner Lucapa Diamond, which operates mines in Angola (the Lulo mine) and Lesotho (the Mothae mine), has announced that it mined “record volumes” in the first quarter of the year (ended 31 March), according to IDEX Online. Lucapa sold 7,162 carats from Lulo during Q1 – a rise
Norm Mountain Diamonds (SMD), a subsidiary of Namakwa Diamonds’ together with the government of Lesotho, has recovered a 108.39-carat Fancy pink diamond from its Kao diamond mine in Lesotho. IDEX Online reports. According to SMD, the “exceptionally rare Type IIa diamond” is one of the largest pink diamonds ever
Jewelry trends come and go, and that’s especially true of engagement rings. You’ll always have the classics, but some styles fall in and out of favor. That’s certainly been true of the bezel setting, which has taken a backseat to prong settings for a while now. That’s all changing.
Deciding on the perfect shape is one of the most exciting parts of picking out a diamond. Everyone has their own taste and opinion. Perhaps you have a personal reason for preferring a certain cut, or maybe you just like the way it looks more than the rest. There’s certainly no wrong shape out there, and they’re all appealing in their own ways. From the elegance of a marquise-cut stone to the simplicity and sparkle of a diamond, there’s always something to love.
Earlier this month, on April 8, the M. V. Lomonosov diamond mine in Arkhangelsk Province has witnessed a rare find: a heart-shaped diamond weighing 16.64 carats, Rough & Polished reports. Last year, the same mine produced a rare cloud-shaped stone weighing 92.34 carats. In 2018, a diamond shaped like
