It’ll be a snap to identify gemstones once Robert Downs finishes his library of spectral fingerprints for all the Earth’s minerals. Downs is almost halfway there. So far, the associate professor of ...

The demand for gemstones is increasing, and fake gemstones are becoming a prominent and difficult-to-tackle problem in the jewelry and gemstone industries. Synthetic, fake, and enhanced gemstones can ...

Identifying gemstones is not a trivial task. While properties such as color and transparency can help with identification, gemstones such as rubies, spinels, and garnets can be difficult to ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — JTV is hosting its summer jewelry camp for kids. The camp, which is four days, is for kids to learn everything from identifying gemstones and collecting fossils to making their own ...

It'll be a snap to identify gemstones once Robert Downs finishes his library of spectral fingerprints for all the Earth's minerals. Downs is almost halfway there. So far, the associate professor of ...