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Music Friday: Cake’s John McCrea Wants ‘A Girl With a Mind Like a Diamond’

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Cake frontman John ...

Aussie Researchers Define Three Key Factors That Create Coveted Pink Diamonds

For 37 years until its closing in 2020, Rio Tinto’s Argyle Mine in Australia produced between 90% and 95% of the world’s pink and red ...

Immense 17.61-Carat ‘Bleu Royal’ Diamond Could Fetch $50MM at Christie’s Geneva

The largest internally flawless fancy vivid blue diamond ever to appear at auction is set to headline Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva on November ...

Heart Locket on Which Bogie Professed His Love for Bacall Sells for 57K

The real-life love story of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall has been celebrated as one of the great romances of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The couple ...

Music Friday: Cher Is Wearing Sonny’s Ring in 1965’s #1 Hit, ‘I Got You Babe’

Welcome to Music Friday when we often bring you classic songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today we flash ...

Novice Metal Detectorist Credited With Making Norway’s ‘Find of the Century’

A 51-year-old novice metal detectorist recently discovered a cache of gold treasure on the private Norwegian island of Rennesøy. Dating back to the 6th century, ...

‘Good Trouble’ Star Cierra Ramirez Is Rockin’ a Rectangular Cushion-Cut Diamond

Good Trouble star Cierra Ramirez’s 2.9 million Instagram followers got an unexpected thrill Sunday when the self-described “luckiest girl in the world” shared pics of ...

World’s Coldest Inhabited Region Yields 390-Carat Gem-Quality Diamond

A 390.7-carat diamond unearthed at the Mayat mine in the Anabar region of Yakutia, near the Arctic Circle, is the second-largest diamond ever found on ...

98-Carat Bismarck Sapphire Was a Honeymoon Gift From Roaring Twenties Tycoon

In 1926, American tycoon Harrison Williams married Mona Bush, a divorcée 24 years his junior. Aboard his 250-foot yacht, the Warrior, the couple embarked on ...

Music Friday: Locket Inscription Reflects Spirit of Amanda Marshall’s ‘Dark Horse’

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you hit songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Canadian songstress Amanda ...

7-Year-Old Scores Golden Brown 2.95-Carat Treasure at Crater of Diamonds Park

A seven-year-old girl from Paragould, AR, scored a 2.95-carat golden brown diamond during a September 1 birthday outing at Crater of Diamonds State Park.The youngster, ...

Massive Diamond-Encrusted Gold Coin Is a Gleaming Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

An Indian luxury brand has pulled out all the stops in its gleaming tribute to Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the beloved British monarch ...