CARLSBAD, Calif. – Aug. 6, 2018 – GIA has $2 million in scholarships available for established and aspiring gem and jewelry professionals.
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All jewelry professionals are familiar with the city of Shenzhen, a global jewelry manufacturing center and a leader of China’s fast-growing gem and jewelry industry. Join the GIA team as we tour the city and discover more about its leading jewelry brands.
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A collectable inclusion specimen is created by introducing garnets to synthetic quartz during the growth process.
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Review of Pegmatites and Their Gem Minerals by Michael Menzies and Jeffrey Scovil.
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Join GIA’s field gemologists as they venture into some of Brazil’s most important and productive emerald and tourmaline mines.
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Smart sellers adapted to a changed market at the Baselworld show in Switzerland March 16-23, 2016. Focus on rare, unusual gems and distinctive design.
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Offers a systematic evaluation of rose cuts produced for various colored stones in the latter seventeenth century, based on the examination of rare artifacts that belonged to the archbishops and prince-electors of Trier and Cologne.
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A jeweler who quietly built a circle of inspiration and influence lives on in generations of GIA-educated jewelers and gemologists.
Read MoreGarnets with a unique color and a previously unreported chemical composition are examined at GIA’s Carlsbad lab.
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