   Gemilicious designs at the Spectrum AwardsBig, bold, and blue dominated the 2010 American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) Spectrum Awards, with designers sticking to perennial gemstone favourites and vintage getting a turn in the spotlight.
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CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, is expanding its use of terminology regarding diamonds grown in a non-natural setting beyond 'synthetic.' 
Watier Findings has reached a distribution agreement with California-based Argen Corp. 
A 6225-carat rough emerald has been unearthed at Gemfields' Kagem mine in Zambia. 
Worldwide gold demand fell 11 per cent in 2009, but was partially offset by recovery in the jewellery and industrial sectors. 
Rio Tinto is asking its customers to become members of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) by 2011. 
Italgem Steel and i.d-xchange have opened a larger jewellery showroom and head office in the heart of Montreal's fashion retail district. 