The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will put the “Lion of Merelani,” which is one of the most finely detailed colored gemstones in the world, on public view starting Thursday. The ...

The villagers in Wollo, Ethiopia, made the discovery almost 9,800 feet above sea level. Their tunnels follow a single opal -bearing clay layer that runs along the highland mountains for many rugged ...

Tsavorite garnet is among the world's rarest colored gemstones, found exclusively in a narrow geological belt spanning parts of Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa. The mineral's scarcity becomes ...

At almost 10,000 feet above sea level, villagers in northern Ethiopia have uncovered a seam of pure black opal buried within hand-dug tunnels. The site, hidden in Wollo Province’s rugged terrain, is ...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History acquired one of the world's rarest gemstones.Natural red diamonds are some of the rarest gems on Earth, and the Winston Red Diamond is exceptional ...

Don’t let its dusty, artsy, downhome vibe fool you — Tucson in February plays host to the jewelry industry’s heaviest hitters. They come to this Arizona desert town to attend a confluence of gemstone ...

Society’s love for exquisite, rare, and luminous pearls and gemstones has persisted since the beginning of civilization. Whether referencing diamonds, pearls, sapphires, or emeralds, humans have ...

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 ...