Wednesday, January 02, 2008
FAR EAST Gemological Institute
gem·ol·o·gy or gem·mol·o·gy (jě-mŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
n. The study of gems. gem'o·log'i·cal (jěm'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl)
adj., gem·ol'o·gist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth EditionCopyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Alright, some people may not know what's "gemology". So it is basically the "study of gems". What are gems? They are natural stones. You may be familiar with the terms "diamonds", "ruby", "sapphires", "emeralds". So these are natural stones, and collectively they are called GEMS.
These may be called "precious stones". Others may like to call less well-known stones "semi-precious stones". Examples are such as tourmaline, garnet, spinel and moonstone. However, the term "semi-precious" is not an accurate description. This is because, in every species of stone, there are many "breeds". For example, in garnets, there are rarer forms with regards to its colour and its origin. Hence, these are cheaper and are precious. In "precious stones" such as ruby and sapphires, there are lower quality ones with regards to its colour, cut and clarity (and also carat and demand). So are these lower quality, cheap rubies and sapphires "semi-precious"? Definitely not.
Therefore, the conclusion is that all natural stones are PRECIOUS.
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The above abstract is just a very brief information on gemstones.
If you are interested to know more about gemology (gemstones and how they come about, the history etc), do drop by more often.
I may set up another blog (just like my EwayEnTrain blog).
Or you can log on to http://www.gem.com.sg to see some interesting pictures of Far East Gemological Laboratory's gemologist at work.
There are also courses available throughout the year.
So what are you waiting for??
:)
Huiying
n. The study of gems. gem'o·log'i·cal (jěm'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl)
adj., gem·ol'o·gist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth EditionCopyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Alright, some people may not know what's "gemology". So it is basically the "study of gems". What are gems? They are natural stones. You may be familiar with the terms "diamonds", "ruby", "sapphires", "emeralds". So these are natural stones, and collectively they are called GEMS.
These may be called "precious stones". Others may like to call less well-known stones "semi-precious stones". Examples are such as tourmaline, garnet, spinel and moonstone. However, the term "semi-precious" is not an accurate description. This is because, in every species of stone, there are many "breeds". For example, in garnets, there are rarer forms with regards to its colour and its origin. Hence, these are cheaper and are precious. In "precious stones" such as ruby and sapphires, there are lower quality ones with regards to its colour, cut and clarity (and also carat and demand). So are these lower quality, cheap rubies and sapphires "semi-precious"? Definitely not.
Therefore, the conclusion is that all natural stones are PRECIOUS.
===================================================================
The above abstract is just a very brief information on gemstones.
If you are interested to know more about gemology (gemstones and how they come about, the history etc), do drop by more often.
I may set up another blog (just like my EwayEnTrain blog).
Or you can log on to http://www.gem.com.sg to see some interesting pictures of Far East Gemological Laboratory's gemologist at work.
There are also courses available throughout the year.
So what are you waiting for??
:)
Huiying
# posted by Sarah Loke @ 17:43 
