Apr 24, 2020 aga awards jobbins and matlins september 1, 2005 by gary roskin the accredited gemologists association awarded the sixth annual antonio c. Visual optics gem identification without instruments alan hodgkinson. A true book designed to help you understand gemology without a lot of equipment. Alan jobbins, of the gem testing laboratory of great britain, and to wellknown author and gemologist antoinette. Gem testing techniques by alan hodgkinson goodreads. Alan hodgkinson, fga, is the first recipient of the antonio bonanno award. About alan hodgkinson gemmologist, educator, author and lecturer. Houghton south east veronica wetten south west richard m. Conklin, mineralogist, who is celebrating his 52nd year as a fulltime buyer and seller of mineral specimens. However, the academy acquired three books, to be given as prizes to future alan hodgkinson bursary winners. Academy of valuers introduces alan hodgkinson bursary the newlyestablished academy of valuers has received a donation of gemmological instruments from established gemmologist and teacher, alan hodgkinson fga dga, leading to the creation of a dedicated alan hodgkinson bursary. Unbelievable, but gem testing techniques has sold out.
Guide to affordable gemology tools for gem and mineral id. Alan hodgkinson, president of the scottish gemmological association sga, will be taking the inaugural honour, which recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to gemmology. Alan hodgkinson wins first cga diamond award jewellery business. Order alan hodgkinson s book, gem testing techniques here. The birth and evoloution of an indian gemtstone industry 20.
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Sep 14, 2018 alan hodgkinson, president of the scottish gemmological association sga, will be taking the inaugural honour, which recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to gemmology. Born in 1919 and died in 12 sep 1987 fleetwood, lancashire alan hodgkinson. Fashion, accessories and textiles jewelry industry conferences, meetings and seminars professional associations trade and professional associations. John was born on december 22 1917, in united kingdom. Alan hodgkinson wins first cga diamond award jewellery.
Alan hodgkinson about alan hodgkinson he has done extensive work on emeralds, opals, and diamonds, but he is perhaps best known for his innovative and highly effective visual optics approach to gem identification and other practical gem identification techniques, including ways to see and learn more using traditional gem testing instrumentation. Alan is dedicated to bringing gemmology to a wider audience and awakening an interest in all the intrigue, wonder, fascination and historical role which gemstones play and have played throughout history. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover alans. Sir alan hodgkin, in full sir alan lloyd hodgkin, born february 5, 1914, banbury, oxfordshire, englanddied december 20, 1998, cambridge, english physiologist and biophysicist, who received with andrew fielding huxley and sir john eccles the 1963 nobel prize for physiology or medicine for the discovery of the chemical processes responsible for the passage of impulses along individual. One of the most underused and misused pieces of equipment is the polariscope. Kenneth alan hodgkinson, 1941 2015 kenneth alan hodgkinson 1941 2015. Click download or read online button to get gem testing techniques book now. Bonanno award for excellence in gemology to internationally respected british gemologist e. Apr 24, 2020 the accredited gemologists association has announced that this years antonio c. Keeping our customers informed is part of what we do. Alan hodgkinson mbe 16 august 1936 8 december 2015 was an english professional football goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach. A lifelong work on gem identification that became a classic the moment it was published. Alans longawaited book gem testing techniques is now available from this website. Geoffrey alan hodgkinson, director, 4 jun 1990, inactive st gregory developments limited new zealand, 19 sep 197219 nov 2002 geoffrey alan hodgkinson, director, 4 aug 2008, hiy properties limited new zealand, 4 aug 2008 geoffrey alan hodgkinson, director, 25 sep 2001, inactive lphv limited new zealand, 25 sep 200120 nov 2011.
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Throughout my 49 years teaching gemmology, i have been fortunate to have rubbed shoulders with so many gemmologists in my work and travels who have shared their own expertise and enthusiasm with me, and their names appear in the books acknowledgements. Then i heard about this guy named alan hodgkinson who developed a method of doing gem identification using nothing but the gemstone and a distant light source. Gem trails series published by gem guides book company. Goalkeeper known for good positional play, he competed for sheffield united from 1954to 1971 and. The author describes how liquids such as sodium polytungstate and glycerine can be used practically to discriminate natural opals from synthetic and allplastic imitation opals. Alan hodgkinson phone, address, background info whitepages. The wellknown gemmologist and inventive personality alan hodgkinson held a speech on pushing the refractometer to its limits and other things. Alan hodgkinson a classic by the expert on identifying gems by judging light visually and its behaviour as it passes through a gem emerald city. Daniel writes i have just received the books and i am very happy.
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Alan hodgkinson is the author of between the sticks 3. Publishing history this is a chart to show the when this publisher published books. Visual optics is a term introduced to gemology by alan hodgkinson. The method im going to share is a fast and dirty version of something called the hodgkinson method of gem identification after alan hodgkinson. They have also lived in cambridge, ma and east palo alto, ca. Joel dyer another gemmological excursion to sweden.
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Aga awards jobbins and matlins september 1, 2005 by gary roskin the accredited gemologists association awarded the sixth annual antonio c. Alan has been a pioneering developer of practical gemmology over many years and in 2017 his long awaited reference book gem testing techniques was. Alan is dedicated to bringing gemmology to a wider audience and awakening an interest in all the intrigue, wonder, fascination and historical role which gemstones play and have played throughout history, particularly for the younger generation. Visual optics ii the hodgkinson method alan hodgkinson not in library. Alan started to develop his famous visual optics methodology already in the 1970s.
Firsthand, behindthescenes information is the kind america likes. Hodgkinson began by reminding us that without impurities in stones, there would be no colour. Throughout my 49 years teaching gemmology, i have been fortunate to have rubbed shoulders with so many gemmologists in my work and travels who have shared their own expertise and enthusiasm with me, and their names appear in the book s acknowledgements. Conklin, mineralogist, who is celebrating his 52nd year as a. Each day comprised a morning session on visual optics and an afternoon session on spectroscopy. Alans contributions to gemmology in canada have been unsurpassed, said donna hawrelko, president of cga. View alan hodgkinsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Alan hodgkinson, author of visual optics and gem testing techniques again, compliments and congratulations on a superb, presentation regarding our june 2007 mineral news.
Gem testing techniques is the longawaited book by internationallyacclaimed gemmologist alan hodgkinson. Conferences, conference notes by the journal of gemmology. Museum studies research library museums in a digital culture. He served in the mekong delta as a rifleman with the read more. Please see our research tools page for details on borrowing. Gem testing techniques download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Well jim you have always steered me in the right direction. Aga names william hanneman as recipient of 2018 bonanno award.
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