The Michelsen Gemstone Index
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The Diamond Institute, Inc.
Drawing on over 45 years of experience in the all phases of the gemstone business
the Michelsen Gemstone Index provides updated wholesale pricing on diamonds ,
over 20 variety of colored gemstones and pearls. It also gives you information on
diamond color and clarity grading standards, pricing of fancy colored diamonds,
how to estimate a diamonds weight and wholesale to retail markup calculation.
Additionally it covers colored gemstone evaluation criteria as well as colored
stone weight estimation formulas.
Sofus S. Michelsen, a Graduate Gemologist, Certified Master Gemcutter, and
instructor in gem identification, grading and evaluation, developed a defensible
pricing structure for gemstones. He began publishing The Michelsen Gemstone
Index in 1983. The Michelsen Gemstone Index a quarterly publication is currently
accepted in more than 30 countries. The index is used as a guideline by
appraisers, wholesalers, distributors, educators and jewelers in more than thirty
countries.
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