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Could you distinguish between them if you weren't told?
by chistev 5mo ago
Could you distinguish between them if you weren't told?
- para_parolu 5mo agoIn final jewelry no. This is why brands like Tiffany are in panic and pivoting to mechanical-watch-like branding, where only inflated price matters.
- s0rce 5mo agoWith close microscopic examination of inclusions and defects, yes you probably can. There are also spectroscopic differences. In general looking at finished jewelry, no, not really.
- A_D_E_P_T 5mo ago> With close microscopic examination of inclusions and defects, yes you probably can. With good laboratory instrumentation, you might be able to distinguish between them -- i.e. note that they're not perfectly identical, that they are distinguishable -- but, unless you are an expert, you would be unable to tell which of the two is the natural stone. So, practically speaking, it doesn't matter.
- s0rce 5mo agoYes, you need to know which features are evidence of mined vs. synthetic/lab grown. Although there is equipment now preloaded with software that can discriminate. I think its based on photoluminescence.
- mlmonkey 5mo agoDeBeers has been working on systems to do that.
- analog31 5mo agoThere are some applications, such as IR optics, where natural diamonds aren't pure enough.
- ridgeguy 5mo agoDe Beers sells devices that can distinguish between naturals and CVD synthetics. They're not cheap, but less than ~$80K, IIRC. They do a pretty good job, I've heard >90% success in identifying CVD stones.