Updated editions of all Blue Books of gemmological standards and nomenclature on CIBJO website


The six CIBJO Blue Books are definitive sets of grading standards and nomenclature for diamonds, coloured gemstones, pearls, coral, precious metals, and gemmological laboratories. They are compiled and then are consistently reviewed and updated by the relevant CIBJO Commissions, whose members include representatives of trade organisations and laboratories active in the respective areas of the … Continue reading Updated editions of all Blue Books of gemmological standards and nomenclature on CIBJO website

Curso: Introdução à Gemologia


A Maria José Trindade, que organiza e lecciona o curso, é uma gemóloga com uma rara base científica, garantia da qualidade dos cursos que lecciona. Para se inscrever no curso de Introdução à Gemologia do próximo dia 9 de Julho (em Lisboa) basta aceder ao site da WeValue: Formação Avançada. Maria José Trindade graduated in Geology … Continue reading Curso: Introdução à Gemologia

The smiling future of jewellery according to McKinsey & Company


Economic Geology should go outside its classical bounds of the mineral deposit, explore new paths and, at least, acknowledge what the users of the minerals we unearth are doing. Mckinsey just released a short report on the future of jewellery: A multifaceted future: The jewelry industry in 2020. For those in the gems and precious metals, … Continue reading The smiling future of jewellery according to McKinsey & Company