Gems & Jewelry

A 6.5 mm Gemstone of Tourmaline (Green Elbaite)

Gem identification has over the years become an integral part of the Gem & Jewelry Industry. This is largely due to the fact that there is a greater awareness about the technological advances in this field. Any material which has the three basic qualities of beauty, rarity and durability can be fashioned as a gemstone (also called precious or semi-precious stone). The scope of usable materials are being transformed into better quality saleable gemstone by the use of enhancements such as coating, colorless and colored impregnation, heat treatment, diffusion, laser treatments and irradiation. All these changes in the gem industry are primarily responsible for the need to know about gemstones in depth.

Gemstone Buzz is to provide a logical and analytical method by which you can identify many nuances of both precious and semi-precious gem stone. It covers all aspects of the physical and optical properties, gemstone meanings and its nature. Methods of identification include usage of instruments, their advantages, disadvantages, importance and technological advances. In addition to identification of natural gemstones, techniques employed in making synthetics and enhanced gem stones as well as their recognition are provided.