JCK Online - June 1, 1997

The seed of an idea planted in the late 1980s has finally come into bloom. Smack in the middle of acres of flower fields, with a view to the Pacific Ocean in front and of the mountains behind, the Gemological Institute of America is digging its roots into Carlsbad, Cal., a seaside community north of San Diego.

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