Recent developments have brought due diligence, along with tracking and traceability, to
the forefront of discussions and requirements in the diamond, coloured stone and pearl …

Responsible sourcing of mineral inputs to manufactured goods is a significant problem in
today's world. Ill-sourced minerals not only finance terrorism, human trafficking, and other …

The present study applied Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
(LA-ICP-MS) on a large number of natural and cultured pearls from saltwater and freshwater …

Pearls occupy a distinguished position among gems due to its unique beauty. Both natural
and cultured pearls occur in a wide variety of colors. The most familiar colors are white and …

For centuries, wild pearl oysters and mussels were fished in the quest for natural pearls and
shell material. This eventually led to the drastic overexploitation of oyster stocks in many …

作者討論寶石的可追溯性和區塊鏈在寶石業應用的原因, 運作, 優點和近年的歷程,
並替主要術語提供定義. 作者認為區塊鏈在鑽石和寶石供應鏈的可追溯性或改進並非靈丹妙藥 …

During the past few years, the gem and jewellery market has increasingly demanded better
product knowledge, in particular regarding product origin and traceability. Various …

Recent developments have brought traceability to the forefront of discussions in the
diamond, colored stone and pearl industries (Hänni and Cartier, 2013; Archuleta, 2016; …

Recent rise of social attention towards ethical jewelry has led scientists to a challenge of
how to construct analytical systems that can deliver in line with social and supply chain …

The past several years have witnessed many creative innovations in modifying cultured
pearls for use in jewellery, including carving their surfaces to create interesting patterns or …