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The GIA is The formost authority in knowledge, standards and education in gems and jewelry.

Project

Worked in-house on a variety of projects from digital to print for a 4 month period. • Printed event invitation• Document revisions• Web graphics, banner ad• Brochures• Gift design: Mouse pad, coffee mug• Video editing in Premiere Pro CC

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WHAT IS A GEM?

When a gem is cut, it is referred to

as a fashioned gem. Skillful

fashioning can show off a gem’s

luster or color.

Hardness is one of the factors of durability.

The Mohs Scale ranks minerals in order

of their hardness on a scale of 1 to 10.

Because diamond scratches every other

mineral, it ranks a 10.

Just how hard is diamond?

It’s 124,000 times harder

than talc at 1.

Your fingernail ranks 2.5 –

it can scratch gypsum and talc.

To form, a gem requires a unique combination of chemical elements and geologic conditions.

Most rock and mineral crystals are formed from the

8 most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust: oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron,

calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium. But

a gem like emerald, the most valuable variety

of beryl, requires the element of chromium

to get its color, which is only present in

100 parts per million

in the Earth’s crust.

DURABLE BEAUTIFULRARE

WHAT IS GEMOLOGY? A branch of mineralogy, gemology is the study of gems that includes identifying and evaluating gemstones. Experts in gemology are called gemologists.

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Established in 1931, GIA is a public benefit, nonprofit institute considered the leading source of knowledge, standards, and education in gems and jewelry.

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CUTTING STYLES TREATING GEMS TO ENHANCE THEIR BEAUTYSome gems are treated to improve their appearance, durability, or value.

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Inclusions can cause phenomenal effects

A mineral is a natural, inorganic material with a special

chemical composition and crystal structure

that repeats itself.

Of the more than 3,000 minerals discovered so far,

only about 100 qualify as gems.

Made up of masses of mineral crystals, some rocks

are composed of crystals of a single mineral, but most contain

more than one kind.

They come from a living or once-living thing.

MOST GEMS ARE MINERALS SOME GEMS ARE ROCKS AND SOME GEMS ARE ORGANICBUT ONLY SOME MINERALS ARE GEMS

• Irradiation – exposing a gem to radiation to improve its color.

• Filling – filling a gem’s fractures with a colorless substance, including oils, resins, and glass to improve its appearance and durability.

• Dyeing – adding or modifying color, to deepen it, change it, or make it more even. Commonly dyed gems include cultured pearls, lapis lazuli, chalcedony, and coral.

• Heat Treatment – exposing a gem to rising temperatures to lighten, darken, deepen, or completely change a gem’s color. Heat can also create or eliminate phenomena and inclusions.

Step Cut mainly square and rectangular facets arranged in concentric rows

Mixed Cut combines brilliant-cut and step-cut facets

TYPES OF TREATMENTS

Before Filling Treatment

After Filling Treatment

FASHIONING GEMSMost rough gems are crystals and their shapes depend on their chemical structure. Aquamarines and emeralds come in hexagonal (six-sided) shapes –the crystal structure of beryl.

INCLUSIONSBy-products of natural crystal growth, inclusions are characteristics enclosed within a gemstone, or reaching the gem’s surface from the interior. Inclusions often hold the key to the gem’s identity, and help to distinguish a naturally occurring gem from one grown in a laboratory.

TYPES OF INCLUSIONS • A distinct mineral crystal • A cloud of minute particles

• A hollow cavity filled with liquid, gas, and sometimes a solid crystal

• Color zoning (caused by variations in coloring impurities)

• Fractures (caused by stress to the crystal)

Cobbing removes heavily included sections from rough by careful tapping with a small hammer.

Sawing divides gem rough into easily handled pieces and removes waste.

Grinding gives a gemstone an appropriate shape, or produces flat planes for facets.

Polishing gives the gemstone the smoothest possible surface.

GEMS & THEIR CRYSTAL SYSTEMS

FROM ROUGH TO POLISHED GEM

Cabochon a polished gemstone shaped like a dome

Brilliant Cut triangular or kite-shaped facets that radiate from the center toward the girdle

Lapis LazuliAquamarine Amber

Garnet

Diamond

Hexagonal

Cubic

Tetragonal

Trigonal

Orthorhombic

Monoclinic

Triclinic

Heart-shaped crystal inclusion in diamond

Ruby

Cat’s-eye Chrysoberyl

Gems are mined directly from the original rock they formed in, using drilling, blasting, picks and shovels. Colombian emerald, Paraíba tourmaline, and tanzanite are mined from primary deposits.

Gems erode from the rock they formed in and accumulate in river gravel. Thousands of tons of rocks may be eroded to yield only a few ounces of gem material. Only the toughest gems survive to become part of secondary deposits.

Eluvial = gems erode from the source rock but remain in place close to the source.

When continental plates collide, or ocean crust descends under the

continental edge, mountains are built. Large bodies of rock melt, granite forms, and

heat and pressure transform existing minerals into new ones. Many important

gems – including ruby, sapphire, and garnet – can form at this time.

Molten rock from the mantle taps deep layers in the crust and brings existing gems to the surface. Large bodies of granite or other igneous rock provide heat for metamorphism and inject pegmatites into fractures in the rock.

PRIMARY DEPOSITS

SECONDARY DEPOSITS

Alluvial = eroded gems are transported from their source by fast-moving rivers and streams.

Later, the same granite releases hydrothermal fluids that mix with cooler water from the surface to form new mineral veins. Topaz and some emerald deposits might form under these conditions.

As fast as mountain ranges rise, frost shatters the high peaks and exposes gem-bearing rocks. High rainfall carries the debris away, and concentrates the hard, chemically stable gems in the river and stream gravel.

This dynamic process takes place over many millions of years to continually recycle and restructure the Earth’s crust.

HOW GEMS FORM FINDING GEMS

Emerald

Citrine

Tanzanite

Diamond

Opal

Gemologists can identify natural gems and separate them from those made in a laboratory. Using tools like microscopes and other instruments, they analyze gems to learn about their characteristics and origins, and determine their quality. Gemologists work in a variety of settings where gems are found: mines, jewelry stores, research laboratories, museums, and some educational institutions.

Kunzite

Spinel TurquoiseTopazPeridotPearlMorganiteAmethyst MoonstoneAlexandrite Tourmaline

Laboratory Report Services• Diamond Grading Reports• Diamond Dossier®

• Colored Stone Identification and Origin Reports • Pearl Reports

Education – Diploma Programs and Courses• Graduate Gemologist Diploma Program• Graduate Diamonds Diploma Program• Graduate Colored Stones Diploma Program• Jewelry Design Certificate Course

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ANCHORSAWAYANCHORSAWAY

You are invited to bring a guest and your children under 21 years old.

GIA ALL-STAFF DINNER CRUISESATURDAY, AUGUST 16

Pre-boarding 5:15 p.m. Cruise departs 6:00 p.m.

Event ends 9:00 p.m.

RSVP by Wednesday, August 6 at www.giahornblower2014.eventbrite.com

SUMMER2 0 1 4SUMMER2 0 1 4

CONGRATULATIONSH.E. PRESIDENT IAN KHAMA

and the G O V E R N M E N T O F T H E REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

Diamond Empower ment Fund 2014 Global Diamond Industr y Achievement Award

Three Events. Three Cities. Three Topics.

GIA experts are coming to share their perceptions on the industry—and you are invited.

In three presentations, they’ll touch on topics that are important to you. Gain valuable

insights on diamonds and diamond treatments, and how gems have been portrayed

through the centuries. Walk away with knowledge that’s useful, empowering, and

beneficial to your business.

Johannesburg, South Africa Saturday, 6 SeptemberThe GIA Update Cape Town, South Africa Tuesday, 9 SeptemberTablet to Tablet: Treasured Pages from Past to Present

Gaborone, BotswanaThursday, 11 SeptemberCurrent Status of Diamond Treatments and Synthetics

Reserve Your Seat Today

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OPENING RECEPTION

The GIA Board of Governors invites you to celebrate

the opening of GIA’s exciting new location.

International Gem Tower

50 West 47th Street

New York City

Monday, May 19, 2014

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Open House

6:00 – 7:15 p.m. Guided Tours

Please enter the building on 47th Street

RSVP

By May 9 to events@gia.edu

A government-issued photo I.D. is required for entry into the building.

We respectfully request that you do not send flowers or gifts.

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Client

Diseño Communications is an advertising agency that focuses on tech, professional sevices and bio-pharma clients.

Project

Worked on a variety of projects from digital to print. • Brand identities: Logos, stationary• Print and digital Advertisements• Event signage

Client

PK Analytics is a business in the financial world with big name clients.

Project

A complete new website.phanalytics.com • Built in Wordpress.• Budget friendly production.• Traditional navigation. • Photo retouching.

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