Kenneth W. Burchell – Appraisal Associates

Caveat emptor – let the buyer beware. Diffusion treated spinel is showing up the TV shopping and GemTV type networks and, as usual, they are giving them the hard sell and hype that “really blue Spinel” is worth $____ per carat !! and that they were just lucky enough to get this stock from a contact at the Hong Kong Gem Fair etc., etc. ”

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http://www.geologyin.com/2016/10/diamonds-pinpoint-start-of-colliding.html#IWI6XUXxUIDBAzV3.99

http://www.diamonds.net/News/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=58065&ArticleTitle=GIA+Spots+Undisclosed+5ct.+Synthetic+Diamond#divEmailctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMainContent_ucSocialMediaT

http://www.jckonline.com/2016/10/10/burmese-ruby-jade-ban-now-officially-ended?utm_source=JCK+eNewsletters&utm_campaign=024fad2ec8-2016_10_10_Big_Picture_Monday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56301e74d4-024fad2ec8-306522777

http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/mineral-sciences/butterfly-collection

https://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-stuff/chinese-culture/an-introduction-to-jade/

Tempted to purchase a synthetic, manufactured diamond? This professional appraiser will value it fairly for you at today’s replacement cost, but based on past history of similar trade phenomena it seems unlikely to hold its value and resale or trade may prove challenging. Here’s an interesting and informative article on the subject:

http://www.diamonds.net/Magazine/Article.aspx?ArticleID=54861&RDRIssueID=148&ArticleTitle=Synthetic%2bDiamond%2bScam

http://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2016-gemnews-large-colorless-hpht-synthetic-gem-diamonds-china

http://www.jckonline.com/2016/03/31/fancy-vivid-oppenheimer-blue-could-fetch-45-million

Check out this little honey: