Assay Office Birmingham's marketing department took a lunch time trip down memory lane as the City took part in the national VE Day Celebrations.

AnchorCert Gem Lab is pleased to announce the launch of its brand new website www.anchorcertgemlab.com AnchorCert Gem Lab is an independent centre of excellence for Diamond, Gemstone and Pearl identification, and offers a wide range of reports as well as laser inscription services. AnchorCert Gem Lab takes its responsibility to protect both the Trade and the Consumer very seriously and has invested heavily in sophisticated equipment and highly trained staff to ensure it delivers the …

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The name Emerald derives from a Persian word meaning “green gem.” Emerald is a green variety of the mineral Beryl. Natural emeralds form in metamorphic or sedimentary rocks as elongated six-sided prismatic crystals, when beryllium, aluminium, silicon, oxygen and one or more trace elements come together in the right geological environment.   Where is it found ? Colombia continues to be at the top of the list in terms of the countries in which fine emeralds are found.  F…