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Gemstone guide
Featured · 8 min read

How to buy rough stones safely

A field-tested checklist for origin, treatment declaration and the three questions every rough deal should answer.

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Gemstone guide
Gemstone guide · 5 min read

What is a Stone Passport?

The provenance card that travels with every stone — and why claim-based trade is on the way out.

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Market insights
Market insights · 6 min read

Why media proof matters in gemstone trade

Daylight video and macro are the new minimum. A short take on why descriptions alone no longer cut it.

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Gemstone guide
Gemstone guide · 7 min read

Reading a coloured-stone certificate

Origin, treatment, comments — how to interpret a lab report without over-trusting it.

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Manufacturing
Manufacturing · 6 min read

Calibration tolerances, explained

What "matched to tolerance" really means, and how to spec calibrated goods so they set cleanly.

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Market insights
Market insights · 9 min read

Q2 ruby market: where prices moved

Mozambique supply, unheated premiums and what the spread tells us about the next quarter.

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AI system usage
AI system usage · 5 min read

Using Mahad Gem AI to source faster

From plain-English brief to matched suppliers — a walkthrough of a real sourcing job.

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Manufacturing
Manufacturing · 7 min read

Heat treatment disclosure done right

How responsible houses document disclosed heat — and why it protects everyone in the chain.

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AI system usage
AI system usage · 6 min read

Trust scoring: how the A→C grade works

The evidence behind every trust grade, and how suppliers can improve theirs.

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