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Discovery Club Specialist Evening Simple Tools that work in a High Tech World Today there are more varieties of gemstones being sold, and more types of treatments being used to transform them, than ever before. Increasingly, the focus has been on the use of expensive, advanced instrumentation. As a result, the value of many simple tests has been ignored, or lost altogether. Many gemmologists today overlook basic tools and techniques that can be important aids to gem identification and treatment detection. Come join Antoinette Matlins for a fresh and invigorating look at the simple side of gemmology. This hands-on presentation will demonstrate the value of small, simple tools. Whether checking for treatments, checking parcels for 'salting,' or guarding against HPHT enhanced diamonds, this presentation will give you a new appreciation for their value in this high-tech world.and anyone who thinks "simple tools" are obsolete will be in for an eye-opener! Please bring your own Chelsea Colour Filters and flexilights/torches for the presentation. Biography Antoinette Matlins is a respected gemmologist and well-known author and lecturer. Often seen on CNN, ABC, NBC, CNBC and other television networks, offering important consumer information, Matlins devotes much of her work to education and consulting within the trade. Former Gemology Editor for National Jeweler for almost a decade, she is the author of many highly acclaimed books on gems and jewelry, and has become a respected consumer advocate in the field. Her most popular books include Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide (now in its Sixth edition and published in seven languages), Gem Identification Made Easy; Diamonds: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide; Colored Gemstones: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide; and The Pearl Book. Matlins has an unusual ability to translate complex material into relevant, practical, and-most important-useful information, and she conducts product knowledge training for some of the most prestigious retailers and industry groups in the USA. The Specialist Evening will take place from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, with doors opening at 6:00 pm, on the 2nd Floor of the Gem-A Tutorial Centre, 27 Greville Street (Saffron Hill entrance), London, EC1N 8TN. The Evening is free for Gem Discovery Club Members. Gem-A Members and Non-Members may attend for £5. Please call 020 7404 3334 to RSVP if you plan to attend, as space is limited. The Gemmological Association of Great Britain GemStone Press books are available from Barnes & Noble, Borders, Books-a-Million, Cokesbury, Doubleday, Indigo/Chapters, Waldenbooks, B. Dalton, amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and many other booksellers, or directly from GemStone Press, P.O. Box 237, Woodstock, VT 05091; Tel: (802) 457-4000; Fax: (802) 457-4004; www.gemstone.com. For credit card orders, call (800) 962-4544. Add $3.95 shipping and handling for the first book, $2.00 for each additional book. |
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