Posts Tagged ‘trade names’

Topaz or Not Topaz? That is the Question!

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

One of the missions Robert M. Shipley defined when he created the Gemological Institute of America was to rectify incorrect practices in the jewelry and gem business. One of the most common of these is the use of trade names and misnomers for gemstones.

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