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Mostly descriptive rock and mineral terminology
First off the most important: mineral is a naturally occurring solid substance formed by natural processes, with a specific chemical composition.
Rock is a naturally occurring solid substance of one (but usually at least two) or more minerals. Gem or gemstone are terms used loosely to describe the best minerals and rocks. And Stone is really not a scientific term but is used often in the commercial trade.
The fields of study and the people who study them include:
- Gemology/Gemologist the study of gemstones.
- Geology/Geologist the study of substance that makes up earth.
- Mineralogy/Mineralogist the study of minerals.
- Paleontology/Paleontologist the study of prehistoric life and fossils.
- Lapidary means "concerned with stone" and is used to encompass the entire field as well as the art of cutting stones and the person who does the cutting.
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New Unity Marketing survey reveals where the wealthiest Americans shop...
Discount Department Stores like Target and Kohls Appeal to the Nation's Wealthiest Shoppers
When Apple's retail innovator Ron Johnson joins JC Penney's later this year, he'll already find a critical mass of wealthy shoppers in his midst
Stevens, PA June 2011 -- Think that the nation's wealthiest shoppers, those ultra-affluents at the top 2 percent of U.S. households with incomes of $250,000 and above, shop only at the toniest places? Think again. They are just as eager as shoppers with less disposable income to find good quality at reasonable prices. That's why they shop at discounters like number one ranked Target, as well as at Kohls, Costco and Walmart just like everybody else, according to the latest survey of luxury consumers conducted by Unity Marketing.
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