Gemology Educationhttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/category/6.aspxGemology Educationen-USBlog Authormark@jewelinfo4u.comSubtext Version 1.5.2.0Gemstone and Jewelryhttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/RSS2Image.gifhttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/Default.aspx7760World Most famous diamondshttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/archive/2008/06/14/7.aspx <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <b>CARATS </b> </td> <td> <b>NAME </b> </td> <td> <b>COLOUR </b> </td> <td> <b>SHAPE </b> </td> <td> <b>ORIGIN </b> </td> <td> <b>OWNER </b> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 545.67</td> <td align="left"> Golden Jubilee </td> <td> Gold brown </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> King of Thailand </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 530.2</td> <td align="left"> Cullinan I </td> <td> White </td> <td> Pear </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> English Crown </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 407.48</td> <td align="left"> Incomparable </td> <td> Yellow brown </td> <td> Triolette </td> <td> Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> For sale NY 1988 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 317.4</td> <td align="left"> Cullinan II </td> <td> White </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> English Crown </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 237.85</td> <td align="left"> Centenary </td> <td> White </td> <td> Heart </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td> De Beers </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 245.35</td> <td align="left"> Jubilee </td> <td> White </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Paul-Louis Weiller </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 234.5</td> <td align="left"> De Beers </td> <td> Light yellow </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Sold in Geneva in 1982 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 205.07</td> <td align="left"> Red Cross </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Square brill </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Sold in Geneva in 1973 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 200.87</td> <td align="left"> Without Name </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Pear </td> <td> - </td> <td colspan="2"> Polished in NY </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 190</td> <td align="left"> Darya-I-Nur </td> <td> Light pink </td> <td> Rectangular </td> <td> India </td> <td> Teheran </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 189.6</td> <td align="left"> Orlov </td> <td> Whitish </td> <td> Rose </td> <td> India </td> <td colspan="2"> Kremlin Museum </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 184.5</td> <td align="left"> Jacob-Victoria </td> <td> White </td> <td> Oval </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Nizam Hyderabad </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 183</td> <td align="left"> Moon </td> <td> Pale yellow </td> <td> Round </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Sold in London in 1942 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 180.85</td> <td align="left"> Without Name </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Broilette </td> <td> - </td> <td> - </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 170.49</td> <td align="left"> Star of Peace </td> <td> Yellow brown </td> <td> Pear </td> <td> - </td> <td colspan="2"> Private Collection </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 160.18</td> <td align="left"> Tablet of Islam </td> <td> Black </td> <td> Emerald </td> <td> - </td> <td colspan="2"> Diamond &amp; Gem Corp. </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 152.16</td> <td align="left"> Without Name </td> <td> Slightly tinted </td> <td> Old cut </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td> Tehran </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 151.91</td> <td align="left"> Hope of Africa </td> <td> Fancy yellow </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Graff Di.London </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 150</td> <td align="left"> Without Name </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Emerald </td> <td> - </td> <td> SIBA </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 141.23</td> <td align="left"> Without Name </td> <td> - </td> <td> Pear </td> <td> - </td> <td colspan="2"> Private collection </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 140.5</td> <td align="left"> Regent </td> <td> Blue white </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> India </td> <td colspan="2"> Louvre-Paris </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 137.82</td> <td align="left"> Paragon </td> <td> White </td> <td> Kite </td> <td> Brazil </td> <td colspan="2"> Graff Di.London </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 137.27</td> <td align="left"> Florentine </td> <td> Pale yellow </td> <td> Double rose </td> <td> India </td> <td> Stolen  </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 137.02</td> <td align="left"> Premier Rose </td> <td> White </td> <td> Pear </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Sold in 1979 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 135.92</td> <td align="left"> Queen of Holland </td> <td> Blue white </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> India </td> <td colspan="2"> Sold in 1978 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 135.45</td> <td align="left"> Without name </td> <td> Cape </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td> Teheran </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 135.03</td> <td align="left"> Algeiba Star </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Old brill. </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Private collection </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 132.42</td> <td align="left"> Golden Hue </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Sold In Geneva in 1983 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 130</td> <td align="left"> Great Brazilian </td> <td> White </td> <td> - </td> <td> Brazil </td> <td> -</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 128.8</td> <td align="left"> Star Of South </td> <td> White </td> <td> Oval </td> <td> Brazil </td> <td colspan="2"> Rustomjee Jamsetjee  </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 128.51</td> <td align="left"> Tiffany </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Tiffany NV </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 128.25</td> <td align="left"> Niarchos </td> <td> White </td> <td> Pear </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Stavros Niarchos </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 127.02</td> <td align="left"> Portuguese </td> <td> White </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> Brazil </td> <td colspan="2"> Smithsonian  </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 126.76</td> <td align="left"> Light of peace </td> <td> White </td> <td> Pear </td> <td> Sierra Leone </td> <td colspan="2"> Private collection </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 125.35</td> <td align="left"> Jonker </td> <td> White </td> <td> Emerald </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Private collection </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 123.93</td> <td align="left"> Without name </td> <td> Light white </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td> Teheran </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 123</td> <td align="left"> Stewart </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Brilliant </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td> - </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 116.6</td> <td align="left"> Vainer Briolette </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Briolette </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Sultan of Brunei </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 115.06</td> <td align="left"> Taj-I-Mah </td> <td> White </td> <td> Old cut </td> <td> India </td> <td> Teheran </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 115</td> <td align="left"> Edna Star </td> <td> White </td> <td> Emerald </td> <td> - </td> <td> - </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 114.03</td> <td align="left"> Without name </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2">  H. Winston </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 111.59</td> <td align="left"> Earth Star </td> <td> Brown </td> <td> Pear </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Private collection </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 107.46</td> <td align="left"> Rojtman </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Stephen Zbova </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 107.1</td> <td align="left"> Without name </td> <td> Brown </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> - </td> <td colspan="2"> Private collection </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 107.07</td> <td align="left"> Cartier </td> <td> White </td> <td> Pear </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Private collection </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 105.6</td> <td align="left"> Koh-I-Noor </td> <td> White </td> <td> Oval </td> <td> India </td> <td colspan="2"> English Crown </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 105.54</td> <td align="left"> Golden sun </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Emerald </td> <td> - </td> <td colspan="2"> Private collection </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 105.51</td> <td align="left"> Star of Egypt </td> <td> White </td> <td> Emerald </td> <td> India </td> <td colspan="2"> Private collection </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 104.88</td> <td align="left"> Deepdene </td> <td> Yellow </td> <td> Cushion </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Harry Winston </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> 104.15</td> <td> Chrysanthenum </td> <td> - </td> <td> Pear </td> <td> South Africa </td> <td colspan="2"> Julius Cohen </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <img src="http://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/aggbug/7.aspx" width="1" height="1" />mark@jewelinfo4u.comhttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/archive/2008/06/14/7.aspxSat, 14 Jun 2008 07:28:55 GMThttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/archive/2008/06/14/7.aspx#feedback2http://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/comments/commentRss/7.aspx
CARATS  NAME  COLOUR  SHAPE  ORIGIN  OWNER   
545.67 Golden Jubilee  Gold brown  Cushion  South Africa  King of Thailand 
530.2 Cullinan I  White  Pear  South Africa  English Crown 
407.48 Incomparable  Yellow brown  Triolette  Africa  For sale NY 1988 
317.4 Cullinan II  White  Cushion  South Africa  English Crown 
237.85 Centenary  White  Heart  South Africa  De Beers   
245.35 Jubilee  White  Cushion  South Africa  Paul-Louis Weiller 
234.5 De Beers  Light yellow  Cushion  South Africa  Sold in Geneva in 1982 
205.07 Red Cross  Yellow  Square brill  South Africa  Sold in Geneva in 1973 
200.87 Without Name  Yellow  Pear  -  Polished in NY 
190 Darya-I-Nur  Light pink  Rectangular  India  Teheran   
189.6 Orlov  Whitish  Rose  India  Kremlin Museum 
184.5 Jacob-Victoria  White  Oval  South Africa  Nizam Hyderabad 
183 Moon  Pale yellow  Round  South Africa  Sold in London in 1942 
180.85 Without Name  Yellow  Broilette  -  -   
170.49 Star of Peace  Yellow brown  Pear  -  Private Collection 
160.18 Tablet of Islam  Black  Emerald  -  Diamond & Gem Corp. 
152.16 Without Name  Slightly tinted  Old cut  South Africa  Tehran   
151.91 Hope of Africa  Fancy yellow  Cushion  South Africa  Graff Di.London 
150 Without Name  Yellow  Emerald  -  SIBA   
141.23 Without Name  -  Pear  -  Private collection 
140.5 Regent  Blue white  Cushion  India  Louvre-Paris 
137.82 Paragon  White  Kite  Brazil  Graff Di.London 
137.27 Florentine  Pale yellow  Double rose  India  Stolen    
137.02 Premier Rose  White  Pear  South Africa  Sold in 1979 
135.92 Queen of Holland  Blue white  Cushion  India  Sold in 1978 
135.45 Without name  Cape  Cushion  South Africa  Teheran   
135.03 Algeiba Star  Yellow  Old brill.  South Africa  Private collection 
132.42 Golden Hue  Yellow  Cushion  South Africa  Sold In Geneva in 1983 
130 Great Brazilian  White  -  Brazil  -  
128.8 Star Of South  White  Oval  Brazil  Rustomjee Jamsetjee  
128.51 Tiffany  Yellow  Cushion  South Africa  Tiffany NV 
128.25 Niarchos  White  Pear  South Africa  Stavros Niarchos 
127.02 Portuguese  White  Cushion  Brazil  Smithsonian  
126.76 Light of peace  White  Pear  Sierra Leone  Private collection 
125.35 Jonker  White  Emerald  South Africa  Private collection 
123.93 Without name  Light white  Cushion  South Africa  Teheran   
123 Stewart  Yellow  Brilliant  South Africa  -   
116.6 Vainer Briolette  Yellow  Briolette  South Africa  Sultan of Brunei 
115.06 Taj-I-Mah  White  Old cut  India  Teheran   
115 Edna Star  White  Emerald  -  -   
114.03 Without name  Yellow  Cushion  South Africa   H. Winston 
111.59 Earth Star  Brown  Pear  South Africa  Private collection 
107.46 Rojtman  Yellow  Cushion  South Africa  Stephen Zbova 
107.1 Without name  Brown  Cushion  -  Private collection 
107.07 Cartier  White  Pear  South Africa  Private collection 
105.6 Koh-I-Noor  White  Oval  India  English Crown 
105.54 Golden sun  Yellow  Emerald  -  Private collection 
105.51 Star of Egypt  White  Emerald  India  Private collection 
104.88 Deepdene  Yellow  Cushion  South Africa  Harry Winston 
104.15 Chrysanthenum  -  Pear  South Africa  Julius Cohen 
Average Salary of Gemologistshttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/archive/2008/05/31/3.aspx <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Appraiser<o:p></o:p></span> </p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$30,000.00 to $40,000.00<o:p></o:p></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Jewelry Store Manager<o:p></o:p></span> </p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$30,000.00 to $75,000.00<o:p></o:p></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Diamond Grader<o:p></o:p></span> </p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$20,000.00 to $25,000.00<o:p></o:p></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 18.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; height: 18.75pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Gemologist<o:p></o:p></span> </p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; height: 18.75pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$20,000.00 to $80,000.00<o:p></o:p></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 17.25pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; height: 17.25pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Independent Appraiser<o:p></o:p></span> </p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; height: 17.25pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$30,000.00 to $80.000.00+<o:p></o:p></span> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br />Refernce: http://www.yourgemologist.com/gemologist.html<br /><img src="http://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/aggbug/3.aspx" width="1" height="1" />mark@jewelinfo4u.comhttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/archive/2008/05/31/3.aspxSat, 31 May 2008 01:48:18 GMThttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/archive/2008/05/31/3.aspx#feedbackhttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/comments/commentRss/3.aspx

Appraiser

$30,000.00 to $40,000.00

Jewelry Store Manager

$30,000.00 to $75,000.00

Diamond Grader

$20,000.00 to $25,000.00

Gemologist

$20,000.00 to $80,000.00

Independent Appraiser

$30,000.00 to $80.000.00+


Refernce: http://www.yourgemologist.com/gemologist.html
How Diamonds are Gradedhttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/archive/2008/05/31/2.aspxVery nice video from GIA with examples how diamonds are graded. This is very useful for anyone to know before buying diamonds<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/onoyb92JzEE" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/onoyb92JzEE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><img src="http://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/aggbug/2.aspx" width="1" height="1" />mark@jewelinfo4u.comhttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/archive/2008/05/31/2.aspxSat, 31 May 2008 01:37:34 GMThttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/archive/2008/05/31/2.aspx#feedbackhttp://jewelinfo4u.com/blogs/GemsAndJewels/comments/commentRss/2.aspxVery nice video from GIA with examples how diamonds are graded. This is very useful for anyone to know before buying diamonds