Precious and Decorative Stones

2023: No. 4 (114) CONTENTS

INTERNATIONAL TERMINOLOGY HARMONIZATION IN THE FIELD OF PRECIOUS STONES GEMOLOGICAL APPRAISAL

О. Belevtsev
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

K. Kormakova
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

Language: Ukrainian

Precious and Decorative Stones. No. 4 (114), 2023: 4–7

Abstract
The article grounds the relevance of the Ukrainian-language gemological terminology harmonization problem, which refers to gemstones, to internationally accepted English-language terminology, highlights the methodological principles of glossary creating, provides an analytical overview of English-language sources of relevant professional information.

Keywords: gemstone, harmonization, terminology, expertise, glossary.

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