Archive for July, 2008
Color and Clarity Techniques Used in Colored Gemstones
In my last post we talked about Natural and Artificial Gemstones and how fake gemstones are represented as real gemstones. Talking about fraudulent practices in the industry, we come to the ones relating to color and clarity enhancement. What you need to understand first is that such techniques are used in the colored stone industry every [...]
Tags: blackening, clarity, color, diffusion, dyeing, foil-backing, fracture-filling, heating, oiling, radiation, smoking, techniques, waxing
Natural and Artificial Gemstones
In this article, I will talk about the various ways in which you may stand to lose in a transaction on account of fraud or some other kind of malpractice in Jewelry Stores. Let me tell you here and now that on the whole, jewelers happen to be honest and defend their reputation with their [...]