CIBJO and Fiera di Vicenza to Hold “Tourmaline Day”
April 10, 12 (IDEX Online News) – CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, will hold its third annual gemmological mini-conference during the upcoming 2012 CIBJO Conference and Vicenzaoro Spring trade show.
The "Tourmaline Day" mini-conference will focus exclusively on tourmaline and will include a series of presentations and discussions about current gemological research and knowledge.
“[While] tourmaline is gaining rapid recognition among jewelry retailers and consumers alike, there is relatively little attention paid to its gemmological aspects,” says conference chair and organizer Dr. Superchi. “We saw this as a great opportunity to help change this and we are proud to have found a distinguished panel of experts to present a set of fascinating lectures."
Topics for discussion during the day include, “Tourmalines from the Americas,” “Tsilaisite as a new Tourmaline species” and “The Tourmaline Family: nomenclature and treatment declarations by LMHC.”
Tourmaline Day will take place on Saturday, May 19, from 3pm-6pm in the Palladio Room at Fiera di Vicenza. Entrance is free to CIBJO Congress participants and buyers visiting Vicenzaoro Spring.