gemologist

noun gem·ol·o·gist \ je-ˈmä-lə-jist , jə- \

variants: or less commonly gemmologist

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Definition of gemologist

: a specialist in gems; specifically : one who appraises gems

Recent Examples of gemologist from the Web

Getty Images Getty Images Tiara expert Grant Mobley—renowned gemologist and Director at Pluczenik, one of the world’s leading diamantaires—originally placed bets on the Strathmore Rose.

— rachel epstein, Marie Claire, "Meghan Markle's Wedding Tiara Looks So Different Than Kate and Diana's," 19 May 2018
But gemologists traffic in precious pearls, and discard the rest with a pejorative classification: calcium-carbonate concretions.

— michael lapointe, The Atlantic, "The Twisted Tale of the World’s Largest Pearl," 11 May 2018
According to Bustle, who spoke with Grant Mobley, a gemologist and Director at Pluczenik, Markle's center stone is closer to 3-4 carats, with the side stones weighing in at around .75 carats each.

— carrie goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "How Much Does Meghan Markle's Engagement Ring Cost?," 2 May 2018
Grant Mobley, renowned gemologist and Director at Pluczenik, one of the world’s leading diamantaires, told MarieClaire.com this specific piece is his guess for what Meghan will choose.

— kayleigh roberts, Marie Claire, "Why Meghan Markle Definitely Won't Wear the Same Tiara as Kate Middleton at Her Wedding," 30 Mar. 2018
From a gemologist's perspective, diamonds from Golconda are distinguished by their complete lack of nitrogen — an absence necessary for a Type IIa designation in any gem, regardless of origin.

— stellene volandes, Town & Country, "The Search for Golconda," 12 Dec. 2012
Torrison, who is listed in jail records as a gemologist, was booked into Orange County Jail with bail set at $500,000.

— hannah fry, Daily Pilot, "Suspect arrested in Laguna Beach jewelry store burglaries," 28 Sep. 2017
The company’s chief gemologist, Melvyn Kirtley, says that an iris brooch made with, of all things, sapphires from Montana won the grand prize at the Paris Exposition in 1900.

— jamie rosen, Town & Country, "Tiffany & Co.'s Newest Perfume Uses One of the Scent World's Most Expensive—and Finicky—Ingredients," 8 Sep. 2017
That was when a British amateur geologist interviewed gemologists and historians on the diamond’s origins and wrote the history of the Koh-i-Noor that served as the basis for most future stories of the diamond.

— lorraine boissoneault, Smithsonian, "The True Story of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond—And Why the British Won’t Give It Back," 30 Aug. 2017

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