jewelry-Making Techniques and Career A gemstone is defined as “a stone that can be used in jewelry when it is cut and polished” (Merriam-Webster). Jewelers and gemologists (gem specialists) are two possible career choices for someone who wishes to work in the jewelry industry (CFNC). Jewelers cut, shape, repair, and sell jewelry and determine the value of gemstones (CFNC). Gemologists can be a little more specialized. According to the Gemological Institute of America’s website, these specialized
Introduction to gemology Introduction Good evening. I am Sérgio Jaensch and today I am going to introduce you to a Geology field of study called Gemmology. This is a Mineralogy branch that studies the gemmological materials, these being natural or manmade ones. The importance of the study of these materials is that they are culturally important since the beginning of human life, as being related with the creeds or being related with commercial interests. In this science not only the physical and
The first evidence of jewelry making in Ancient Egypt dates back to the 4th millennia BC. The ancient Egyptians placed great importance on the religious significance of certain blessed objects, which was deeply echoed in their jewelry motifs. Gem carvings known as "glyptic art" typically took the form of scarab beetles and other anthropomorphic religious symbols. The history of jewels and gems dates back in long years ago with many different uses among different cultures. Gems and jewels are a widespread
sustain a viable population, they are going extinct; however, if they were introduced into breeding programs their extinction would be prevented. Hawksbill sea turtles, or Eretmochelys imbricata, are classified under the Cheloniidae family (Gems & Gemology 38). The scientific name, Eretmochelys imbricata, comes from the Latin word imbricatus which means "covered with tiles" (38); the plates of the hawksbills carapace overlap one another like the tiles of a roof. The hawksbill turtle gets it common
Consumer rights and consumer law are designed to hold sellers of goods and services accountable when they seek to profit by taking advantage of a consumer’s lack of information or bargaining power (The Law, n.d.). Consumer rights laws exist at both the federal and state level, and they are enforced by government agencies, offices of attorneys general and through individual and class action lawsuits filed by victims, who are the diamond consumers in this case (The Law, n.d). Consumer Protection
Hippocampus. It is a word that I used to confuse people around me. I thought I would be the only one among the people I know who would have known the actual meaning of it. Not surprisingly, almost everyone thought it means a school for hippos. Well, almost. Until I, hubristically talked about it over a typical family dinner. The man who sat opposite me responded, “ Oh really? Well, I actually know what that means, It is a part of your brain.” To sum up, that was the day when I
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The book "Donnie Brasco" is based on the undercover life of the author, Joseph D. Pistone, an F.B.I agent who penetrated one of New York City's five families in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Joseph D. Pistone served in the FBI for 28 years, including six years of undercover life in the New York Bonanno crime family, where he operated as a jewel thief under the name Donnie Brasco. Due to his undercover work, more than 200 members of the Mafia were put behind bars. Joseph D. Pistone was born in