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Gemology
Science dealing with natural and artificial gemstone materials / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gemology or gemmology is the science dealing with natural and artificial gemstone materials. It is a geoscience and a branch of Stoneology and mineralogy. Some jewelers (and many non-jewelers) are academically trained gemologists and are qualified to identify and evaluate gems.[1][2]
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