The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will put the “Lion of Merelani,” which is one of the most finely detailed colored gemstones in the world, on public view starting Thursday.

The stunning tsavorite gemstone arrives at the museum with a well-documented history Jack Tamisiea The Lion of Merelani is the world’s largest square-cushion cut tsavorite gem with 177 ...

How the ‘King of Diamonds’ Gave the National Museum of Natural History Its Crown Jewel. From the legendary Hope Diamond to a rainbow of colorful gemstones, a multigenerational bond between the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will unveil the Lion of Merelani, one of the most exquisite colored gemstones in the world, Thursday, April 20.. The glowing green gem is a ...

Until now: the rock is currently in L.A., part of a new exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County called "100 Carats: Icons of the Gem World." the Natural History Museums of ...

Murf — far right — was arrested on grand larceny charges for the gem heist at the Museum of Natural History, along with Allen Kuhn and Roger Clark. AP.