What is gemology?

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Himanshu Rao
9 years ago
Gemology or gemmology is the Science dealing with natural and artificial gemstone materials. It is considered a geoscience and a branch of mineralogy. Some jewelers are academically trained gemologists and are qualified to identify and evaluate gems.

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Gemology is a scientific study that is concerned with gemstones. These gemstones could be natural or artificial. Gemology is a significant part of Jewellery Design as the Designer has to recognise and analyse gemstones before using them in jewellery. On becoming a licensed and certified gemologist o

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