"Mandarin garnet" specimens are the most in demand and the most expensive. Spessartine gem quality stones are rarely larger ...

Emeralds are the rarest and most precious of the beryl gemstones because they are more fragile; however, fine examples of aquamarine are also highly prized.

While ordinary lenses function to improve sight, these eyeglasses with their gemstone lenses were thought to be an aid for spiritual enlightenment, according to Sotheby’s.

The emerald-cut Colombian emerald is set atop four baguette-cut beryl gemstones. The setting is rather different, too.

Discover 10 stunning gemstones mined in Nigeria, from vibrant tourmalines to rare benitoites. Nigeria's rich geological diversity is attracting global attention.

Hurricane Beryl is a record breaker already and it still has days to do more potential damage. On Monday it strengthened over warm seas and fair winds as it sped through the Caribbean, becoming ...

The National Hurricane Center expects the center of Beryl to approach the Texas coast by late Sunday into Monday morning.

* Says production of 7.2 million carats of emerald and beryl (versus 8.1 million carats in quarter ending 30 june 2015) * Says annual gemstone production of 30.0 million carats of emerald and ...

Even if Hurricane Beryl changes course, wind, rain and rip currents are likely to hit the Gulf Coast of Texas, meteorologists warned.

Beryl, more than 12 hours after landfall, was plodding through East Texas as a zombie tropical storm, still unleashing damaging winds and rain.