A variety of luminescence where certain rocks of minerals showing the property due to application of heat or infrared. Some diamonds exhibits blue thermoluminescence, when heated to about 200 C. Thermoluminescence emitted when the color traps are disappea
The science of high temperature of one subject to change its color, because by increasing of temperature expands the bond length of lattice, reduced the ligand field. A red compound of 10% Cr2O3 and 90% Al2O3 by increasing the temperature to over 400 C th
Found at 1995, MSU Gemological Center is a part of MSU Department of Geology and co-founders of the Russian Gemological Society (2000), the Union of Modern and Antique Jewelry Appraisers, and member of the Russian Diamond Chamber.
The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers is the only appraisal association in the United States that devotes itself solely to the appraisal of gems, jewelry, silver flatware and hollowware.
The International Society of Appraisers (ISA) was formed in 1979 as a for-profit corporation focused on the education and professionalism of personal property appraisers. It became a non-profit corporation in 1994, and remains dedicated to enhancing the p
The International Colored Gemstone Association, headquartered in New York City and operating additional "GemBureaus" in Idar-Oberstein and Dubai, is the nonprofit trade association that represents the international colored gemstone industry, an extremely
IT Gem Testing Laboratory (GIT-GTL), has been accredited by The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) as the CIBJO Registered Laboratory since May 2000.
The Association of Jewellery Appraisers is a non-profit making organization that is governed by a volunteer team of elected Professional Jewellery Appraisers, all of whom are experienced Certified Appraisers.
The society originated in 1936 and incorporated in 1952. ASA is headquartered in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. It is one of eight major appraisal societies that, in 1987, founded The Appraisal Foundation, a national nonprofit organization creat
A misleading term for synthetic spinel or corundum (sapphire), which is able to change color like alexandrite reddish-green in daylight and reddish at artificially light, such stones were at first misnomered as scientific alexandrite. Synthetic sapphire
Artificially made substance that has the same appearance, physical properties and chemical compound as its natural counterpart mineral. Some synthetic stones have no counterpart in nature they are synthetic gemstones except if they used as an imitation fo