February 25, 2026 The Rare Rock Report Pretend you are with me and It’s April 6, 1992. I’m on an island in Canadian waters — invited by The DeBeers Diamond Corporation, the most powerful diamond syndicate the world had ever known, and co-invited by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). I was asked, even then as a global diamond expert, to give feedback on proposed changes to the GIA diamond grading system. This invitation is another of the great honors and one of many highlights of my care