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Gem experts

from USA

coming tomorrow

KARACHI: World renowned gemologists, Antoinette Matlins and Stuart Matlins, publisher and founder, Gemstone Press USA, are visiting Pakistan from 15th August to 1st September at an invitation of the Pakistan Institute of Intellect and Culture and Asian Gems Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.

They will make on the spot study and make collection of materials on precious and semi-precious stones and minerals of Pakistan and the adjoining countries Afghanistan, Iran, and Azad Kashmir and newly created Central Asian Republics.

Matlins plans to write and publish an illustrated book, detailing composition, gemological essentials, characteristics, grades and places of origin of various types, of gemstones and minerals of this part of Asia.-PPI