29/09/2015
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
The jewellery auction market appears to be buzzing with news that a renowned spinel has sold for about five times more than expected, while a record-breaking sale has taken place in Australia.
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01/09/2015
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
Construction work has led to the discovery of a gold and silver jewellery-laden corpse that is believed to be an ancient noble female warrior.
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14/07/2015
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
Scientists have confirmed the presence of opal on Mars, which could also potentially provide further information on whether Earth’s neighbouring planet once contained life.
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14/07/2015
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
A private collection of some 680 rare gemstones, believed to be one of the largest in Europe, will go under the hammer later this year.
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23/06/2015
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
Brazilian police have uncovered a criminal operation that involved the illegal extraction and sale of one of the most valuable gemstones in the world.
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16/06/2015
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
Production has commenced at an Australian sapphire mine that is said to have the potential to become one of the largest in the world.
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16/06/2015
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
A gemstone mining company claims to have unearthed a rare pair of matching rubies from the same area that recently produced another impressive gemstone.
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19/05/2015
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
Australian opal is currently at the centre of a debate as to whether it should receive international recognition as a heritage stone.
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12/05/2015
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
An internationally renowned gemmologist will visit Australia later this month to tour the nation’s gem fields and present his latest series of gemmology videos.
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21/04/2015
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
As part of its plan to increase access to coloured gemstones, Nationwide Jewellers has established an agreement will allow members to directly source “high-quality” emeralds.
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14/04/2015
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
A rare gemstone, said to be the largest natural yellow sapphire to ever be offered at auction in Australia, will go under the hammer next month.
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03/03/2015
• Emily Mobbs • Former Editor
Australia’s first jewellery fair for the year has drawn to a close, with gemstones and coloured diamonds seeming to attract a lot of attention from retailers and manufacturing jewellers.
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16/12/2014
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
A watch formerly owned by “The King” of rock and roll has fetched almost four times its estimated price, while a recently discovered 40-carat rough ruby has sold at a record-breaking auction.
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02/12/2014
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
Coloured diamonds have headlined two recent auctions, breaking world records at both sales, while record-breaking prices could also be a reality for a newly discovered 40-carat rough ruby.
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07/10/2014
• Stephanie Chan • Staff Journalist
A number of international gemstone and jewellery industry leaders have joined forces as a “think tank” in order to examine and address the broad challenges facing these sectors.
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