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GEMOLOGY A closer look at Vietnamese spinel By Christopher P. Smith, C.R. “Cap” Beesley, Elizabeth Quinn Darenius, and Wendi M. Mayerson American Gemological Laboratories O ver the past couple of years, a supply of attractive spinel exhibiting various colors has been entering the international gemstone market from a relatively small mining region in Northern Vietnam. The majority of these ge...













FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AGTA-GTC and AGL IDENTIFY NEW TANZANITE TREATMENT. NEW YORK, NY ― 23 May 2008 ― Recently the American Gem Trade Association Gemological Testing Center (AGTA-GTC) and American Gemological Laboratories (AGL) received a number of faceted tanzanite samples that were determined to have been coated. Evan Caplan of Omi Gems, Inc. sent samples to several labs after a light repolis...

diamondprofile © Gem Certification & Assurance Lab, Inc. 2008. All Rights Reserved. ® Issue Three May / June 2008 GCAL Receives ISO 17025:2005 Accreditation Becoming North America’s first ISO 17025:2005 Accredited Gem Lab is more than just a piece of paper for GCAL, it is a testament to the company’s unmatched standards in the field. After a rigid testing period, GCAL was awarded the ISO sea...

© Gem Certification & Assurance Lab, Inc. 2008. All Rights Reserved. diamondprofile ® Issue One January / February 2008 CERTIFIED DIAMOND EXCHANGE GOES LIVE GCAL's Free Site Makes it Easy to Buy, Sell and Trade Late in 2007, GCAL launched Certified Diamond Exchange (CDE), the free website where JBT-listed retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers can buy, sell and trade their inventory of GCA...