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In July 2022, Fura Gems discovered a 101-carat ruby at its mine in Mozambique — the largest gem-quality ruby ever unearthed. The mining company named it the Estrela de Fura, meaning “the star of Fura,” and had it cut and polished into an exceptional 55.22-carat gem that went under the hammer at Sotheby’s on June 8. Part of the “Magnificent Jewels” sale in New York, it was the world’s largest ruby to appear at auction. Its achieved price of $34.8 million, or $630,288 per carat, was a world record not only for a ruby, but for any colored gemstone at auction.

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Congratulations to Billie Hughes, gemologist and co-founder of Lotus Gemology and Wim Virtriest, Manager of Fied Gemology, GIA Bangkok, for winning Third Place in the Dr. Edward J. Gubelin Most Valuable Article Awards, from Gems & Gemology.  You’ll find their award-winning article “A Canary in the Ruby Mine: Low-Temperature Heat Treatment Experiments on Burmese Ruby” below.

Don’t miss the upcoming Jewellery & Gem Asia show, June 22 – 25, 2023, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. You’ll find many of your fellow ICA Members exhibiting there! If you are an exhibitor, you can tag @ICAGemstone and we’ll repost your videos/photos on our social media channels.

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