Hello Gemstone Students!
Hey, terrific summary reports on websites that provide information on gemstone and gemmology education. Let us hear from more of you!?!
Everyone in the class has received assignments 1 and 2; however, some of you have returned the completed assignments and some have not. What's up? Silence does not work in an online class or a campus class that meets only once a week. Communication is important and email is a wonderful tool for that - use it!
Homework 3 is on the way via email and here are some gem tidbits to wet your appetite for more...
*On January 16, 1934 the 726 carat Jonker diamond was found in Pretoria, South Africa! It was found by Jacobus Jonker and he received $315,000.00 for the rough stone. Mr. Harry Winston acquired the stone and it was cleaved/cut/polished into eleven emerald cuts and one marquise cut, ranging from 125.35 to 5.3 carats (The Diamond Dictionary). "The Jonker IV, an emerald cut, weighed 30.70 carats and sold at Southeby's in New York in 1968 for $305,000" (http://www.mirolcentre.com/mirol/diamond/famous_diamond.html, Famous Diamonds, information retrieved 1/30/2009. Thanks to the content provider, Mirol Diamond Invest). View the Jonker diamond at http://www.brysonburke.com/20_jonker.html (Information retrieved 1/30/2009. Thanks to the content provider, Bryson Burke Diamond Corporation).
*Garnet is the birthstone for January. This gemstone occurs in every color of the rainbow, including blue, which is an extremely rare color for garnet. Jump ahead in the course and visit the course webpage on garnet at http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go340/garnet.htm.
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