When dealing with gems in Burma, you have to be aware of the habits of local trading. The concern is how much the seller can get and not how much the stone is worth. It is a bargaining game that must be understood if someone wants to buy gems in Myanmar...

Reference to rubies from the region of Mogok has been made since centuries but the first European account came from the 15th century. In the legends surrounding this place, Marco Polo and Sindbad the Sailor might have described this rich valley under...

After the parcel of rubies, I just wanted to show you some beautiful sapphires from Mogok. The color is actually better with my camera for the blue but it is still far from their real beauty... These are over 2 carats each. Same problem as the last article...

Here you got some rubies coming from the famous burmese region of Mogok Mines in the North of Myanmar. Around a carat each, this parcel looks actually less pinkish in real. Some broker do use a simple trick too to improve the color of their stones by...

ASS E MBLED STONES When manufacturers glue or fuse two or more separate pieces of material together to form a unit, the result is called an assembled stone . (Assembled stones are also known as composite stones.) The separate pieces can be natural or...