Gem Quiz

Here’s the Answer to July’s Gem Quiz

And congratulations to our winner!

Published

9 months ago

August 3, 2023

INSTORE Staff

THE GEM QUIZ VENTURED into the obscure fringes of gemology with its mystery stone in July. But the correct answers came pouring in, regardless, led by Kiley Nash of Brinker’s Jewelers in Evansville, IN, who walks away with this month’s Gem Geek t-shirt. Well done everyone who submitted the correct answer – Baddeleyite, a stone with interesting properties but little name recognition. Keep an eye on this space. We’ll have a new Gem Quiz posted soon.

Honorary Mentions

Stuart Adelman
Artelle Designs Fine Jewelry & Custom Design
Plymouth, MN

Matt Baker
Sanders Diamond Jewelers
Pasadena, MD

Meghan Bear
Arareity Jewelers
Sacramento, CA

Denis Boulle
De Boulle Diamond & Jewelry
Dallas, TX

Heather Burleson
Burleson Valuations
Lexington, KY

Trisha Corleto
DePrisco Jewelers
Osterville, MA

Lisa-Marie Delgado
Gary J Long Jewelers
Stockton, CA

Junesse Farley
McNulty Jewelers in Black Forest
Black Forest, CO

Larry Frith
Frith & Bradshaw Jewelers
Carmichael, CA

Steve Glazer
Bob Richards Jewelers
Germantown, TN

Rachel Ingle
Vierk’s Fine Jewelry
Lafayette, IN

Arianna Key
The Diamond Center
Blue Ridge, GA

Cindy Lanoux
Pattons Fine Jewelry
Baton Rouge, LA

Aidan Long
William Jeffreys Fine Diamonds and Jewelry
Mechanicsville, VA

Kara Luckadoo
Diamonds Rock
Fairfield Township, OH

Lynne Millard
Henley Jewelers
Eldon, MO

Robert Mitchell
Nord Jewelers
Kalamazoo, MI

Mandy Mott
Becker’s Jewelers
Old Saybrook, CT

Chris Patrick
Hannon Jewelers
Baton Rouge, LA

Audrey Schlosser
Hinkamp Jewelers
Fayetteville, NC

Irene Schrowang
Schneider’s Jewelers
Kingston, NY

Kate Shay
Scott & Co
New Oxford, PA

Deepa Srinivasa
GSI
Mumbai, India

Jenny Starzman
Tobin Jewelers Mequon
Mequon, WI

Joshua Summers
Orin Jewelers
Northville, MI

George Ward
Ward’s Jewelers
Bonsall, CA

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