Program aims to educate young consumers about mined stones’ positive qualities.
Nicole Ahline will explain how the lab identifies treatment status and origin.
Lab also rolling out new comments clarifying impact of fluorescence.
Bringing more than 30 years of experience, John Cowley will succeed David Tearle.
Gemology expert concludes nearly 50 years at the institute.
Prize goes to Catherine Aulick, a graduate of the institute’s Carlsbad school.
Testing reveals inclusions that match a similar specimen from the institute’s museum.
The mineralogist and educator served in that board post from 1995 to 2007.
The 9-carat, white, semi-baroque bead has dents and wrinkles on the surface.
Three stones in submitted necklace and earrings showed signs of the clarity treatment, lab says.
Accurate identification is challenging when it comes to finished pieces.