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	<title>Antoinette Matlins LLC</title>
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	<description>Blogging for jewelers and metalsmiths made easy! (and for those interested in jewelry and gemstones)</description>
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		<title>Great New Book &#8212; A &#8220;Must Have&#8221;!</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2013/02/14/great-new-book-a-must-have/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I heard about a new book — Dictionary of Gemstones &#38; Jewelry — my first thought was, &#8220;oh no, not another one.&#8221; But this one, written by Akira Chikayama, and translated by Stephen H. Gill, is a comprehensive reference work unlike anything else in the market.          Anyone and everyone in the gem and jewelry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Allure Of Gemstones &#8211; Keeping The Sparkle In Your Asset</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/08/30/the-allure-of-gemstones-keeping-the-sparkle-in-your-asset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>antoinettematlins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article originally published on Chubbcollectors.com on August 21, 2012. &#8220;To tell the truth there is no fraud or deceit in all the world which yields greater gain and profit than that of counterfeiting gems.&#8221; From The 37th Book of the Historie of the World by Pliny, 77 AD.  Whenever stock markets fluctuate widely and global economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Gem Merchant by David Stanley Epstein</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/07/20/142/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Stanley Epstein&#8217;s first edition of The Gem Merchant was great, but as anyone in the gem trade knows, the only thing constant is change! Here Epstein has done a thorough update which is an even more valuable resource than the first edition. Not only is this a book that should be read by someone interested in becoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IGI Announces 600 Synthetic Colorless Diamonds Sold As &#8220;Natural&#8221;!</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/05/23/igi-announces-600-synthetic-colorless-diamonds-sold-as-natural/</link>
		<comments>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/05/23/igi-announces-600-synthetic-colorless-diamonds-sold-as-natural/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 15:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now I assume there are very few people who haven’t read about the parcel of 600 colorless and near-colorless diamonds that were purchased as “natural” diamonds and submitted to a laboratory for certification, only to learn that they were all synthetic (that is, produced in a lab/factory rather than in the earth). I must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;ALL-DIAMOND&#8221; RING RAISES QUESTIONS!</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/03/31/worlds-first-all-diamond-ring/</link>
		<comments>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/03/31/worlds-first-all-diamond-ring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure many of you have seen the media surrounding what is being touted as the &#8220;world&#8217;s largest diamond RING&#8221; created by the Swiss jeweler Shawish! At $68,000,000, and from the sketches they&#8217;ve shown, one is led to believe the ring is fashioned entirely from the same stone.  This brings many questions to my mind. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Consumers Are Willing To Pay More For Ruby Than Garnet</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/03/31/why-consumers-are-willing-to-pay-more-for-ruby-than-garnet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just had a question on one of the social media sites asking why a ruby costs so much more than a garnet. Since they are both &#8220;red,&#8221; the writer pointed out, why were consumers willing to pay so much more for ruby? He wondered if it was because of the particular shade of color, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clarity Grades on Diamond Reports Can Be Misleading!</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/03/22/clarity-grades-on-diamond-reports-can-be-misleading/</link>
		<comments>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/03/22/clarity-grades-on-diamond-reports-can-be-misleading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>antoinettematlins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently following a jewelry industry thread on one of the social media sites and the subject of clarity enhancement came up. One of the conversations then led to a discussion of laser enhancement&#8211;a technique whereby one can laser down to an inclusion &#8212; usually black or dark in color &#8212; and then introduce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treated Gems Acceptable But Treatment Non-Disclosure Is NOT!</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/02/18/treated-gems-acceptable-but-treatment-non-disclosure-is-not/</link>
		<comments>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/02/18/treated-gems-acceptable-but-treatment-non-disclosure-is-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>antoinettematlins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gemstones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently following a discussion on one of the gemology groups to which I belong, and thought that it might be useful to introduce it here in my blog. The writer was pointing out that gemstone treatments seem to be much more prevalent among colored gemstones than is the case with diamonds. He also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING NEWS! Matlins’ Ruby Exposé on ABC Confirmed by GIA: Lead-Glass Rubies Now Categorized as Manufactured, Artificial Product</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/02/16/62/</link>
		<comments>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/02/16/62/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>antoinettematlins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you are aware, Craig Lynch and I have been heading the Accredited Gemologists Association’s (AGA) efforts in fighting—for over four years—to have laboratories classify lead-glass “ruby” as an artificial product. We, along with other AGA members, have written extensively for the trade press and have given workshops all over the country to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lead-Glass &#8220;Ruby&#8221; Now Officially Called Manufactured, Artificial Product</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/02/10/lead-glass-ruby-now-officially-called-manufactured-artificial-product/</link>
		<comments>http://ganoksin.com/blog/antoinettematlins/2012/02/10/lead-glass-ruby-now-officially-called-manufactured-artificial-product/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>antoinettematlins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you are aware, the Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA) has been fighting for the past 4 years to have laboratories identify lead-glass &#8220;ruby&#8221; as an artificial product. Craig Lynch and I, along with other AGA members, have written extensively for the trade press and given workshops all over the country to alert the [...]]]></description>
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