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What do you call the study of precious and semi-precious stones?
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navneetagarwal wrote:
What do you call the study of precious and semi-precious stones?



Fun!
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I studied it as Gemology.
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The study of precious and semi-precious stones is called gemology. Gemologists are trained to identify, evaluate, and classify gemstones based on their characteristics, such as color, clarity, cut, and carat weight.
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