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Discover P.J. Joseph's blog, your guide to colored gemstones, diamonds, watches, jewelry, art, design, luxury hotels, food, travel, and more. Based in South Asia, P.J. is a gemstone analyst, writer, and responsible foodie featured on Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN, and CNBC. Disclosure: All images are digitally created for educational and illustrative purposes. Portions of the blog were human-written and refined with AI to support educational goals.

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Sunday, December 29, 2019

Natural-Color Fancy White And Fancy Black Diamonds: Where Color And Clarity Converge

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These two colors are outliers within the colored diamond world. Gemologists must read the GIA report. Useful link: https://www.gia.edu...

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

A New Method For Determining Gem Tourmaline Species By LA-ICP-MS

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Simple gemological tests to separate various species and their varieties in the tourmaline group is difficult. LA-ICP-MS is beyond the reach...

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Natural-Color Pink, Purple, Red, And Brown Diamonds: Band Of Many Colors

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A series of studies on natural colored diamonds. Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/winter-2018-natural-color-pink-purple-red...

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Features Of Synthetic Diamonds

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Take note. Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2018-features-of-synthetic-diamonds

Monday, September 03, 2018

Natural-Color Blue, Gray, And Violet Diamonds: Allure Of The Deep

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An insightful study. Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2018-natural-color-blue-gray-violet-diamonds-allure-of-the-dee...

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Natural-Color Green Diamonds: A Beautiful Conundrum

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A must read. Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2018-natural-color-green-diamonds-beautiful-conundrum

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Observations On HPHT-Grown Synthetic Diamonds: A Review

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Useful update. Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/fall-2017-observations-hpht-grown-synthetic-diamonds

Tuesday, July 04, 2017

First Observation Of H4 Defect In CVD Synthetic Diamond

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Synthetic diamond update. Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2017-labnotes-h4-defect-synthetic-diamond

Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Mining Diamonds In The Canadian Arctic: The Diavik Mine

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Take a look. Useful link: http://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2016-diamonds-canadian-arctic-diavik-mine

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P.J.Joseph: Hello, I am P.J.Joseph. I love the multi-disciplinary approach and this blog is my take on colored gemstones, jewelry, art, designs, movies, music, comics, graphic novels, food and beverages, small luxury hotels, environment, energy, etc. I am a gemstone analyst, trainer, writer, self-experimenter, and a responsible foodie based in South Asia. I have appeared on Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN, CNBC, and Manorama TV (Kerala).

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