News: GIA announces more than 200 career opportunities via GIA Mini Jewelry Career Fair
by JewelStruck on May.26, 2010, under News & Events
This announcement comes today from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). More than 200 career opportunities in the jewelry industry will be available at the GIA Mini Jewelry Career Fair in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 6. This job fair is free and open to the public.
It offers access to more than 20 ompanies, 18 career coaches and a powerhouse speaker panel. Companies such as Montblanc, Stuller, Inc., and Firestone Inc., will be on-site to conduct interviews for positions including; diamond and colored stone buyers, designers, watch specialists, marketing executives, gemologists, jewelers and more. Career opportunities are available in cities from around the globe: New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Seattle, Montreal, Dubai, Ramat Gan, Hong Kong and more.
The GIA Mini Jewelry Career Fair will be held on Sunday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with doors opening at 9:30 a.m. for career coaching sign-ups. Recruiting and career coaching will begin at 11:30 a.m. and run until 1:30 p.m. It will take place on the 4th floor of the Venetian Conference Center in the Zeno ballrooms.
Job seekers interested in attending the GIA Mini Jewelry Career Fair should visit www.gia.edu/careerfair, call (800) 421-7250 ext. 4100 or e-mail careerfair@gia.edu.
Employers interested in recruiting or listing a job, can click here for more information.
Beautiful & Stylish Diamond Bangles with Unique Pattern
by Shilpee Nagota on May.25, 2010, under Jewelry Designs
Beautiful & Stylish Diamond Bangles with Unique Pattern
- Product name :- Bangles
- Style of Jewelry :- Unique and Heavy
- Metals used :- Yellow Gold
- Settings used :- Pave & Prong in Diamonds
- Stones used :- Diamonds
- Other details :-Pattern of Four Bangles , 2 in one hand.
To know more about us please visit www.nagotacreations.com
GEMS May – History behind Emeralds
by JewelStruck on May.24, 2010, under GEMS
Continuing with Gemstone Each Month Series (GEMS) – May for Emerald, we would be discussing about History behind Emerald. This awesome green coloured, beautiful gemstone has been a gem of fascination in many cultures for over six thousand years. Also showcasing very beautiful Emerald Heart Earrings by Nikita Kashner
Emerald Hearts by Nikita Kashner
- The name according to Indian mythology was orignated from Sanskrit as “marakata”, meaning green. One other believed source of this name was Herbrew, orignating from the word izmargad – again meaning “green”. It is also believed to be orignated in Greek, derived from Latin word “smaragdus”.
- Records show that Emerald was traded in Babylon as early as 4000 BC. Emeralds were prized by ancient Egyptian pharaohs and by the Aztec rulers in South America, who considered the green gem a holy stone. It was known that Emerald was a favorite gem of Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, and the Emerald mine in Upper Egypt, rediscovered a hundred years ago near the Red Sea, was one of the earliest Emerald occurrences in the human history
- In India, ancient scriptures speak of the emerald. More recently Shah Jahan loved Emeralds so much that he had sacred texts inscribed into them and used these gemstones as talismans.
- Russian crown jewels were also adorned by Emeralds. The Iranian crown jewels have a wide collection of Emerald Jewels, including the very famous, Emerald tiara of ex-Empress Farah.
So these were a few things we found out on history behind Emeralds. If you have anything to share on Emeralds, do email us at info@jewelstruck.com. Do wait for the next post, with more on this month’s Gemstone – Emerald.
Image credit – Nikita Kashner
Eligant Kundan Meena Pendant with Ruby & Diamond Polkis in Floral Theme
by Shilpee Nagota on May.22, 2010, under Jewelry Designs
Eligant Kundan Meena Pendant with Ruby & Diamond Polkis in Floral Theme
- Product name :- Kundan Meena Pendant
- Style of Jewelry :- Unique & Floral Based Theme
- Metals used :- 24 Carat Yellow Gold
- Settings used :- Jadau
- Stones used :- Emerald , Ruby and Diamond Polkis
- Other details :-Bezel type setting for stones, also known as Jadau.
To know more about us please visit www.nagotacreations.com
GEMS May – Mines and Types of Emerald
by JewelStruck on May.20, 2010, under GEMS
Moving ahead with second post on Gemstone Each Month Series (GEMS) for May, we would be discussing about Mines and Types of Emerald. Also showcasing a very beuatiful Indian Emerald Necklace at Natural History Museum – Washington DC. If you would like to share anything on Emeralds, do email us at info@jewelstruck.com
Washington DC - Natural History Museum - Indian Emerald Necklace
Emeralds are generally classified by the place they come from, so we would discuss about the types and mines of Emerald together.
- Zambian Emerald – although discovered in the late 40’s was not commercially mined until the 1950’s. Zambia, today is one of the worlds’s leading producers of fine Emerald. Its known for its intense color, remarkable clarity and retains its magnificent hue even in small stones of less than 0.5 ct. This makes it most highly prized variety of Emerald.
- Columbian Emerald – Columbia is the biggest producer of emeralds these days, both in terms of quantity and quality. These are mainly sought after for the large crystals and therefore bigger stones.
- Sandwana Emerald – Coming from Zimbabwe, they have stunning color and are known for the inclusions inside. They look very similar to Zambian Emerald.
- Brazilian Emerald – Brazil has been supplying emerald to the world market since the 1980s. Brazilian emeralds are generally lighter and yellowish in shade.
Emeralds are found in many other countries too – including Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania and United States.
Syenthetic Emerald – The first commercially successful emerald synthesis process was that of Carroll Chatham. However the process did not run out to be commercially much viable. Another process known as hydrothermal flux process by Pierre Gilson Sr., began to be used in the production of synthetic emerald since 1964.
So this was all we had for mines and types of Emerald, we will be back with more info on Emeralds sooner. If you want to share anything, do email us.
Image Credit :- thisisbossi
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