GIA on :The Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collection

GIA posted an excellent article on the The Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collection including great behind the scenes photos and interview with the curator-in-charge Jeffery Post.  Read more here!

This raspberry-and mint-colored tourmaline—nicknamed the “Steamboat”—is one of the world’s finest and most valuable mineral specimens. Photo by Duncan Pay © GIA, courtesy The Smithsonian Institution http://geogallery.si.edu