Gem Quiz

Here’s the Answer to March’s Gem Quiz

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8 years ago

March 26, 2018

Chris Burslem

Here’s the Answer to March’s Gem Quiz
This month’s gem quiz winner is Katie Dye from J. David Jewelry in Tulsa, OK.

And congratulations to our winner.

On occasion it takes someone with a passion for a gemstone to parse our quirky clues, and that seemed to be the case in March with Katie Dye from J. David Jewelry in Tulsa, OK.

“Green tourmalines are in my top tier of color-love,” she said, adding that in particular she had “much love and appreciation for this one” — uvite tourmaline, March’s mystery stone. Well done, Katie, who will receive a Jewelry Geek t-shirt. Congratulations too, to all those runners-up who made our honorable mention list. Please keep an eye on instoremag.com for April’s quiz, which will be posted soon.

Derrick Allen

Graham Jewelers, Wayzata, MN

Cassandra Bazos

Acadian Jewels, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Michael Brenny

Brenny’s Jewelry, Fairhope, AL

Mike Burnette

Gem Shopping Network, Duluth, GA

Cecelia Collins

Robinson Jewelers, Greenville, NC

Eileen Eichhorn

Eichhorn Jewelry, Inc.

Decatur, IN

Hannah Field Simmler

Keith Field Goldsmith, Brunswick, ME

Tom Fletcher

Marshall Granger Jewelers, Cold Spring, KY

Pres Garrett

Carreras Jewelers, Richmond, VA

Steve Glazer

Windsor Jewelers, Charlotte, NC

Kim Hatchell

Galloway & Moseley, Sumter, SC

Andrew Hetland

McKendree Jewelers, Grand Rapids, MI

Riley Huber

J Albrecht Designs Master Goldsmiths, Boulder, CO

Michael Jakubowski

Gem Fanatic, Port Charlotte, FL

Tina Kadner

Galinda’s Jewelry, Encino, CA

Ron Karlsson

Torgny & Co.,Westlake Village, CA

Chris Keene

Springers Jewelers, Portland, ME

Cindy Lang

Ellis Jewelers, North Little Rock, AR

Josh Lunt

Rogers Jewelers, Sioux Falls, SD

Robert Lurie

Robert Lurie Jewellery Evaluator, Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa

Nina Mahl

Be On Park, Winter Park, FL

Kate Markowski

N.Y. Gold & Diamond Exchange, Stamford, CT

Jona McCauley

B & B Jewelers, Huntsville, AL

Patrick McNeill

Garwood’s Jewelers, Fort Collins, CO

Karel Moerings

Nicolaas Alexander Ltd., Jacksonville , Florida

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