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GIA Field Researchers Explore the Island of Jewels In a Feb. 2014 GIA expedition to Sri Lanka, Field Gemologist Andrew Lucas and Video Producer Pedro Padua gained access to a gemstone world rich in tradition and potential. The team spent two weeks on the island documenting their findings for a series of research articles and videos. The country – known in Sanskrit as “RatnaDweepa” or “Island of Jewels” – is a centuries-old gemstone source and center for mining, trading and cutting that has made evolutionary and revolutionary changes to its industry over the last two decades, making it a key international participant in the modern market.  More

Intensive Advanced Course for Jeweller-Gemmologists Panjikar Gem Research and Tech Institute, Pune, organized a three day intensive Advanced Course for Jeweller-Gemmologists. Jewellers from Coimbatore, Pondicherry, and Chennai attended marathon sessions for 3days with Dr. Jayshree Panjikar as the Chief Coordinator. The jewellers who had learnt gemology many years ago required a reorientation and the state-of-the-art knowledge about the recent developments in treatments, synthetics and modern methods to identify them. The prime requirement for admission was that participants should have knowledge of gemmology and have to deal daily in gemstones. Although sophisticated instruments can detect all the treatments the course was especially organized for the jewellers who have limited access to high tech instruments.   More