The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will introduce redesigned colored stone stories and broaden its country-of-origin willpower providers from 1 January 2026.
The institute stated the up to date stories will characteristic a revised structure supposed to current key gemological info extra clearly.
The adjustments are designed to make it simpler for the commerce and customers to grasp the traits of particular person stones.
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GIA may also lengthen its origin-determination providers to incorporate opal, peridot and demantoid garnet.
These additions construct on present country-of-origin providers for alexandrite, emerald, Paraíba tourmaline, pink spinel, ruby and sapphire, in addition to untreated jadeite jade and omphacite jade from Myanmar (Burma) or Guatemala.
Alongside the report adjustments, GIA will revise weight classes and related charges for colored stone submissions. Full particulars of the brand new construction will probably be revealed on GIA.edu on 1 January 2026.
The revised weight classes, charges and redesigned stories will apply to colored stones submitted on or after that date.
Shane McClure, world director of colored stone providers at GIA, stated: “Our expanded providers are primarily based on GIA’s intensive analysis and assortment of 32,000 samples collected by GIA area gemologists.
“The Institute began colored stone reporting greater than 75 years in the past, and since then researchers and gemologists throughout our laboratories have developed an industry-leading information.”
