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2. Gemological Institute of America - Wikipedia

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   Website. www .gia .edu. The Gemological Institute of America ( GIA) is a nonprofit institute based in Carlsbad, California. It is dedicated to research and education in the field of gemology and the jewelry arts. [1] Founded in 1931, GIA's mission is to protect buyers and sellers of gemstones by setting and maintaining the standards used to ...

3. List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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   In 1986, California named benitoite as its state gemstone, a form of the mineral barium titanium silicate that is unique to the Golden State and only found in gem quality in San Benito County. [80] ^ Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols reflect the national flag's colors: red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue ...

4. Benitoite - Wikipedia

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   Benitoite ( / bəˈniːtoʊaɪt /) is a rare blue barium titanium cyclosilicate mineral, found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite. It forms in low temperature, high pressure environments typical of subduction zones at convergent plate boundaries. Benitoite fluoresces under short wave ultraviolet light, appearing bright blue to bluish white ...

5. Richard T. Liddicoat - Wikipedia

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   Richard T. Liddicoat. Richard T. Liddicoat, Jr. (March 2, 1918 – July 23, 2002) was an American gemologist. An educator in gemology, he contributed in the area of diamond quality grading and gem identification. Liddicoat was the Chairman of the Board of Governors at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).

6. Historic Steakhouses Across America for an Old-School Indulgence

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   Since 1952, the Ostini Family has served California-style, live-oak fire-cooked meats to perfection, bringing choice aged beef to hungry clientele inside the walls of their 100-year-old building ...

7. Riverside, California - Wikipedia

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   Riverside is the 61st-largest city in the United States, the 12th-largest city in California, and the largest city in California's Inland Empire metro area. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 81.4 square miles (210.8 km 2 ), of which 81.1 square miles (210 km 2 ) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2 ) (0. ...