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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 evaluate gemstone quality.
Golden sheen sapphire, (or goldsheen sapphire) is a recently discovered variety of corundum. [2] Goldsheen sapphire has been tested and confirmed in lab reports as "natural sapphire" by GIA, GIT, GRS, AIGS, Tokio gem labs and Lotus.
Diamond certified FL (flawless) by the GIA Two diamonds of grade VS 1 and SI 2 respectively. The GIA diamond grading scale is divided into six categories and eleven grades. [2] The clarity categories and grades are: [3] Flawless category (FL) diamonds have no inclusions or blemishes visible under 10× magnification. [3]
The AGL was established in 1981 for the purpose of standardization of diamond grading based on the method used at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and on the nomenclature of color in diamonds as used by the association of Gemological Laboratories in Japan (AGL).
In March 2007, IGI collaborated with the Tanzanite Foundation to help distribute jewelry certificates using a grading scale called the Tanzanite Quality Scale (TQS), for the gem called Tanzanite, which was discovered in Tanzania in the 1960s.
Title issues are not common, but if the title search uncovers one — or if it doesn’t, but one comes up later — there can be considerable legal costs. This is where title insurance comes in.
James Gosselin, 26, has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges for an alleged April 2 attack on an adult film actor who had worked with Gosselin's ex-girlfriend.
Obtaining a certificate is voluntary in some fields, but in others, certification from a government-accredited agency may be legally required to perform certain jobs or tasks. Organizations in the United States involved in setting standards for certification include the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Institute for ...