In his case it was the legendary gemologist George Kunz (the man kunzite was named for). Kunz was a kind of jewelry and stone curator for Morgan. One of his first collections of stones went to the ...

"The first collection consisted of pieces formed from 22-karat gold, sterling silver, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, amethysts, garnets, tourmaline, and kunzite, along with accents of ...

The world’s oldest dated rune stone, a landmark discovery revealed in 2023, is just one piece of a larger, nearly 2,000-year-old slab, new research has found. Now, scientists in Norway are ...

Hollywood star Sharon Stone tells BBC 100 Women how she used her fame as a sex symbol in the 1990s - a term she didn't always enjoy - to raise money for humanitarian causes and recounts the ...

Researchers excavating ancient graves in eastern Norway uncovered multiple fragments that, when fitted together, represent the world's oldest known rune stone. - George Alexis Pantos/Kristel Zilmer ...

News broke in August that Lucara had unearthed a 2,492-carat diamond from the Karowe mine in Botswana. The mining company identified the stone during kimberlite processing at the site using X-ray ...

Among those disappointed with their engagement ring, 29 per cent said it was because it wasn’t natural, and 72 per cent said they had hoped for a larger stone. Natural Diamond Council spokesperson ...

Although Afghanistan has historically been well known for its lapis lazuli deposits, significant amounts of fine emerald, tourmaline, kunzite, and some rubies are now emerging from that embattled ...