Colour stones and future Directions
Seminar on present status of colour stones Gemmological Institute of India (GII), a pioneer institute for gem stone certification and education organised a half day interactive seminar on “Present status on the developments in the area of colour stones and future Directions” in Mumbai. The main objectives were to review continuous developments in this subject and interact with our valuable customers. Participation was by invitation. About thirty major gemstone traders and fifteen GII scientific colleagues participated in this seminar. Seminar was inaugurated by Shri Bakul R Mehta, Chairman-GII and in his inaugural address; he spoke on the need for openness in the market, use of scientific methods for the identification as well as origin determination and requirement of quality data for certification. He conveyed to participants the importance of using harmonised protocols and standardisation of laboratories, and the progress made in this direction. Shri Kirti Das w