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 Post subject: Dr. Jack Ogden and Dr. Vincent Pardieu Live and In Person
PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 9:47 am 
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Gem experts to give illustrated talk
At 7pm on Wednesday May 23, the Australian Opal Centre will be proud to host illustrated public lectures by two world renowned gemmologists at Lightning Ridge Bowling Club.

Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy their stimulating presentations and supper. Dr Jack Ogden, the CEO of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, will give a presentation on the history of gem imitations and treatments. For as long as there has been jewellery, cheaper imitations have been made of valuable gem materials, and gems altered to change their appearance. While more difficult to emulate than most other gems, even opal, the ‘Queen of Gems,’ has seen many imitators over the past century.

Dr Vincent Pardieu is a modern day Indiana Jones who has pursued rare gems and minerals all over the world. He is presently Supervisor of Field Gemology at the Gemological Institute of America’s laboratory in Bangkok. Dr Pardieu will talk about five recent expeditions to gemstone deposits in Afghanistan, one of the oldest gem mining areas in the world.


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 Post subject: Re: Dr. Jack Ogden and Dr. Vincent Pardieu Live and In Perso
PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 2:29 pm 
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I wanna go :cry: I wanna go :cry: I wanna go :cry:


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 Post subject: Re: Dr. Jack Ogden and Dr. Vincent Pardieu Live and In Perso
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I just heard a talk about Afghanistan gems by Dr Vincent Pardieu, and highly recommend it, so very interesting :)

Have spent the drive home considering how I can get myself to some of the places he discussed to see these gems in person :mrgreen:


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