GIA REPORTS OF MORE IMPOSTOR DIAMONDS WITH FAKE INSCRIPTIONS

Following the discovery of a diamond simulant Moissanite with a fraudulent GIA inscription, at GIA’s Johannesburg Laboratory, South Africa, as reported in the 2020 Falls Edition of GIA’s Quarterly Journal, Gems & Gemology, released in mid-January, the Gemological Institute of America has reported more detections of “Impostor” diamonds with fake inscriptions. These…

Lil Uzi Vert Mounts a 11-Carat Pink Diamond on His Forehead

Philadelphia-based, 26-year old, two-time Grammy nominee, US rapper Lil Uzi Vert, whose real name is Symere Bysil Woods and who has a special love for blings to boost his image, shocked millions of his followers on Instagram early February, when he displayed his latest fashion stunt, by posting images and video…

GIA Detects for the First Time a Diamond Simulant with Fradulent Inscription

The 2020 Falls Edition of GIA’s Quarterly Journal, Gems & Gemology released in mid-January reported a sensational news of the discovery for the first time of a fradulent GIA inscription on a diamond simulant Moissanite, at their Johannesburg Laboratory in South Africa.

Lucara Recovers Second +300 Carat Diamond for New Year 2021 Within Two Weeks

Lucara Diamond Corporation in a press release dated January 26, 2021, just 12 days after the announcment of the recovery of the first large rough diamond for the year, the 341-carat top white, gem-quality diamond, on January 14, 2021, announced the surprising recovery of a second +300-carat gem-quality, top white diamond,…

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First Large Diamond for 2021 Recovered at Lucara’s Karowe Diamond Mine

Lucara Diamond Corporation, a Canadian diamond mining company, the sole owner and operator of the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana, announced on January 14, 2021, the recovery of an unbroken 341-carat, top white gem-quality diamond, the first large diamond to be recovered from the mine in the new year 2021 and…

Lucapa Recovers 113-carat White Diamond from Lulo with the onset of New Year.

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company together with its Angolan partners Empresa Nacional de Diamantes E.P. (“Endiama”) and Rosas & Petalas, who own and operate the Lulo Diamond Mine in Angola, announced on January 4th, 2021 the recovery of the 17th, +100-carat white diamond from their Lulo alluvial mine, which is also the…

Famous Gemstones of the World.

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Famous Diamonds of the World.

Extensive database written and copyrighted by Dr Shihaan Larif on famous Diamonds of the world.

Famous Pearls of the World.

Extensive database written and copyrighted by Dr Shihaan Larif on famous pearls of the world.