The primary task of a gemmologist is to identify a gem. When one considers the extent of treatments and synthetic stones in the marketplace and the advanced gemmological knowledge (a basic grasp in solid-state physics helps) and access to high-tech analytical tools gemmologists needed to correct identify a gem, gemmology cannot be now anything else than "scientific". This does turn off many from studying gemmology.
But I consider another task for a gemmologist is to explain gem identity, quality and beauty to the industry and the public. I call this task the New Gemmology and I find it fun and hugely rewarding. Read here what the Financial Times thought about the way I talk on gemmology.
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