
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.
Diamonds are always brilliant, aren't they?
"Phenomena,” as they are deemed by the gemologists, are the special spectacular effects produced by distinct lights, seized by most precious gemstones existing. This is more than the burnish and shimmering color each of these stones has. Such special effects are only perceptible from those gemstones that belong to the natural mineral nomenclature.
One of the factors that contributed to the popularity of diamonds is the rarity; if there is something which cannot be found just anywhere in the world, it will really struck the chord of popularity. That's the case of diamonds. They are always precious to every country which does not have diamond resources. The thing is that they can be found abundant in the country where people do not know what money is. For these people, diamonds are just another worthless stones. But, in any way you look at it, diamonds are not worthless.
One of the most attractive gemstone in the world today is opal due to its rarity and appearance. For a person who wants a collection of gemstone, it could be one of those stones he/she is looking for. Others want to collect opal gemstones because of their healing practices; other even use them for meditation and other related activities.
The Colors Of Opal

Pearl is a pure white shining gem. It is found from organic sources. These days the pearls are being manufactured by using mercury and electro-magnetic forces. These are known as imitation pearls. To test their purity, the pearls are preserved in water and solutions of oil and salt for one full day. The next day if these pearls are put into the cloth covers and then rubbed against dust of the hays, the imitation pearls would lose the color and also the layers, whereas the real one would shine all the more.
Jewellery is one of the most bought products online. An estimated $1 billion USD of diamonds are bought annually via the Internet. Over 40 million people use the Internet to trade!