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The 14th Annual Sinkankas Symposium featuring Sapphire will be held at the GIA World Headquarters Robert Mouawad Campus, 5345 Armada Drive Carlsbad, California. 92008
Authorities recognized for their expertise on different aspects of Sapphire offer educational and visually engaging presentations on a range of topics, including gem lore and history; storied localities, famous collections, and illustrious gems; gemology, inclusions, chemistry, and causes of color; as well as the lapidary art using Sapphire. FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SINKANKAS SYMPOSIUM – SPEAKERS *
Recognized specialists in fields ranging from geology and mineralogy to history, treatment, cutting, collecting and selling will make presentations on Sapphire. Dr. Raquel Alonso-Perez Dr. George Harlow Alan Hart Richard Hughes Bill Larson Glenn Lehrer Shane McClure Nathan Renfro Dr. George Rossman Dr. James E. Shigley Dr. Skip Simmons Lisbet Thoresen
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:22 pm Posts: 21602 Location: San Francisco
Carl Larson, Bill Larson's son gave a fabulous presentation on the family jewels with tips on how to start a personal collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw2feTvyr_o
Above are the slides from Carl's power point presentation.
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I found this year's event to be one of the best that I have personally attended (2008-2017). Really looking forward to finding out what next year's stone will be
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