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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.
According to an estimate of the Office of the Registrar General, Birth & Death Registration 10 million children under the age of five do not have birth certificates and registrations. [5] Office of the Registrar General, Birth & Death Registration is having difficulties with online registration of birth certificates as of January 2021.
[citation needed] Recently, IGI became the first gem lab to collaborate with the Tanzanite Foundation to help distribute jewelry certificates using the Tanzanite Quality Scale, developed by the Tanzanite Foundation in collaboration with IGI. [6] An estimated 11 percent of all diamonds purchased by India's consumers come from IGI vendors in Kolkata.
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]
"Someone needs to go check on Giada! 😂😂😂" a fellow chocolate pasta hater said. While Delish Assistant Food Editor Francesca Zani says she "never heard/seen/grew up with" chocolate pasta ...
The Argyle Mine, the world's current main source for pink diamonds, has developed their own pink diamond color classification system separate from that of the GIA. Instead of intensity, the color is divided into a scale from 1–9, 9 being the lightest and 1 being the darkest. However, some Argyle pink diamonds also receive GIA certificates. [15]
More shoppers came to Costco stores in the three months ending Nov. 24, just days ahead of Black Friday. The company saw sales up 7.5% over last year.
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).