Where could the Louvre heist gems turn up? ‘The black market is the mainstream market’ for most stolen jewelry.

The brazen weekend theft of precious jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris may seem like something straight out of a ...

Why Steal From the Louvre? It May Have More to Do With Stones Than Art.

Sunday’s robbery at the Paris museum could be the latest example of thieves targeting museums for jewels and precious metals to break down and sell on.
Yahoo

Precious gem held hidden meaning at the Golden Globes

You may have noticed a sprinkling of emerald amid the sea of black at last night’s Golden Globes. A handful of actresses went with the green jewel when accessorizing, and it may not have been a ...
Forbes

How Precious Gemstones And Fashion Bring Spirituality To A New Generation Of Consumers

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: In this photo released on February 23, 2021 A model poses at the Tolu Coker DiscoveryLab during London Fashion Week February 2021 at Poplar Works on February 10, 2021 in ...
C&EN

How synthesized precious gems are passing as natural

The international gem trade can be a shady business. In a quiet corner of a busy London pub, a trader, who asked to remain anonymous, tells C&EN about passing off synthetic gems, made in a ...
The Conversation

Precious by Helen Molesworth is a sparkling history of gemstones – from royal jewels to the brutal mining trade

Serena Dyer does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...