Gemmology: With Ever-increasing Demands In Gemstones Market, Know The Emerging Career Opportunities

Some of the Indian cities like Surat, Jaipur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Delhi are known worldwide for the excellent infrastructure in lapidary skills both for diamond as well as other precious gemstones and is one of the largest foreign exchange earning sectors in the country.

A gemstone is a piece of naturally occurring material, which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewellery or other adornments. However, the majority of precious stones or gems are minerals that have formed in the interior of the Earth, some rocks (lapis lazuli) and organic material (amber, pearls and coral) are also considered as gems. Rarity, beauty (gloss), acceptability and durability are some important criterion, which makes a mineral crystal, rock and organic material a gemstone. Gemmology is an art of studying gemstones using mineralogical and other criterion; and a gemmologist is a skilled person who identifies and describe gems based on their characteristics pleochroism, refractive index, dispersion, specific gravity, hardness, cleavage, fracture and lustre.

Since time immemorial, gems and gemstones are considered as symbols of love, prestige, power, prosperity and glory throughout the world. Some precious stones such as diamonds, sapphires (blue, white and yellow), emeralds and rubies have enticed royalty and commoners both and have etched their part in history. Some of the Indian cities like Surat, Jaipur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Delhi are known worldwide for the excellent infrastructure in lapidary skills both for diamond as well as other precious gemstones and is one of the largest foreign exchange earning sectors in the country.

Source: Financial Express

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