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2015 AGTA GemFair™ Tucson: Better Than Ever Before!
AGTA
The 2015 AGTA GemFair Tucson™ was held at the Tucson Convention Center, February 3th through 8th. Despite thousands of flight cancellations in the Midwest and Northeast on the eve of the AGTA Tucson GemFair, buyers arrived in massive numbers on opening day. MORE
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5 Revelations From the Tucson Gem Shows
JCK
After spending 15 years writing about the jewelry trade, including three years as National Jeweler’s gem editor, I’d gotten a bit cocky about my grasp of colored stones. I could identify rhodochrosites and spinels, talk beryllium and paraffin treatments, and inquire about the nuances of paraiba tourmalines from Brazil vs. Mozambique. MORE
Diva Design Contest Winners Announced
National Jeweler
The Women’s Jewelry Association has named the winners of its 2015 Diva Design competition and they will be recognized at the organization’s In the Spotlight event next month. MORE
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GemKids for Schools Turns Students into Rock Stars
GIA - AGTA Member
Third through fifth grade teachers have a new colorful way to engage and excite students about geology, minerology and gemology through GIA’s new GemKids for Schools curriculum. From volcanoes spewing lava to digging for hidden jewels, students can roll up their sleeves to discover science lessons hidden deep within the Earth. MORE
BAFTAs Red Carpet Jewellery: Dazzling Diamonds and Pearls
The Jewellery Editor
At last night's 68th British Academy Film and Television Awards, the stars of the screen sparkled in an illuminating parade of red carpet jewellery, with diamonds and pearls stealing the show. MORE
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