GIA to Update Gemological Reports
Redesigned services added for colored stones GIA, the Gemological Institute of America, will launch redesigned colored stone reports and new services on January 1, 2026. The new reports will feature an elevated design for enhanced storytelling, and expanded origin-determination services. The new colored stone reports will highlight the most relevant gemological information, making it easy for the trade and consumers to grasp the unique characteristics that bring each gem’s story to life. GIA will also offer origin-determination services for opal, peridot and demantoid garnet, adding to the existing country-of-origin services for alexandrite, emerald, Paraíba tourmaline, red spinel, ruby and sapphire, and the more recent country-of-origin determination for untreated jadeite jade and omphacite jade from Myanmar (Burma) or Guatemala. “Our expanded services are based on GIA’s extensive research and collection of 32,000 samples collected by GI...