gemstone

The nine-carat, pear-shaped gemstone known as the "Grand Condé" was pilfered in an overnight raid on the Château de Chantilly in October 1926 and concealed in a hollowed-out apple.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“U.S. shoppers are seemingly turning back to bold — big gold pieces, chunky chains, big colored gemstone pieces and cocktail rings, that kind of thing,” she said over email.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The structure included a rounded base and a top with multiple flat faces resembling a cut gemstone.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026

These include unusual ones such as the gemstone eudialyte and steenstrupine, which contains other rare earths used in high-tech devices.

From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026

“And sometimes insects get caught in it, and over millions of years the amber turns into a gemstone, but it traps the insect inside.”

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

"We're able to go around the edge. So, we've gone from a ring to understanding where on the ring the gemstones are, so to speak."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Values of colored gemstones have risen since the pandemic, following constraints in mining.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

"A large variety of geological terrains exists, which have been formed by many different processes. As a result, Greenland has several types of metals, minerals and gemstones," it says in a document on its website.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

She clusters recycled textiles, found items, donated castoffs and gemstones to create handmade wearable art that she describes as “science bohemian.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

I’ve been to fund-raisers in private homes that look more like art museums, houses where people own bathtubs made from gemstones.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama