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GIA has announced the release of the Fall 2024 issue of Gems & Gemology (G&G). This issue discusses a paradigm-shifting approach to assessing fancy diamond shapes, explains the power of machine learning algorithms to identify gemstones, and highlights the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in jewelry design.
Digital versions of this and every issue of G&G since 1934 are available at no cost on GIA’s website at GIA.edu/gems-gemology.
Fall 2024 G&G feature articles:
Digital versions of this and every issue of G&G since 1934 are available at no cost on GIA’s website at GIA.edu/gems-gemology.
Fall 2024 G&G feature articles:
- Observations of Oval-, Pear-, and Marquise-Shaped Diamonds: Implications for Fancy Cut Grading Ilene M. Reinitz, Al Gilbertson, Troy Blodgett, Amanda Hawkes, James Conant, and Abhijith Prabhu Presents findings from observations of oval-, pear-, and marquise-shaped diamonds, laying the groundwork for a fancy cut grading system.
- Classification of Gem Materials Using Machine Learning Matthew F. Hardman, Artitaya Homkrajae, Sally Eaton-Magaña, Christopher M. Breeding, Aaron C. Palke, and Ziyin Sun Explores the application of several machine learning models to complement traditional gem classification approaches.
- Generative Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Jewelry Design Michael D. Magee Evaluates the use of generative AI programs in jewelry design and addresses the related ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges.
- Amethyst from Newfoundland, Canada: Geology, Internal Features, and Fluid Inclusion Microthermometry Joshua William Lloyd Maloney, Philippe M. Belley, and James Conliffe Characterizes gem-quality amethyst from the La Manche deposit in the Avalon Zone of Newfoundland, Canada.
- Lab Notes highlights colored bands in CVD-grown diamonds, a multicore non-bead cultured pearl, and a ruby with synthetic overgrowth lining its cavities.
- G&G Microworld shows captivating images of brown zoning in diamond, metallic platelets in morganite, and a rainbow-colored partially healed fissure in sapphire.
- Diamond Reflections covers new developments in the story of diamond formation and their extraction from the earth.
- Gem News International showcases a trapiche emerald with goshenite overgrowth, an unusual saltwater bead cultured pearl and diamond art reproduction of Nelson Mandela’s fingerprint.
- In the Spotlight explores historic treasures recently recovered from a 1715 Spanish shipwreck.
- Scenes from 90 Years of Gem & Gemology provides a photo retrospective on the evolution of the journal.
