Gemstone Science

What should I pay attention to when buying Lab-grown colored gemstones? How to choose?

In the last two years, the wind of Lab-grown colored gemstones is blowing bigger and bigger. Although the cultivation of color treasure is not expensive, hundreds of one carat, but still hope that everyone can choose a satisfactory color treasure, today to share with you some science.

Do lab-grown gems look fake?

No, if you take a natural emerald and a cultivated emerald together, you can’t tell with the naked eye.
Their chemical composition is the same, there are inclusions, cotton with cracks.

Natural emerald
Lab-grown Emerald

There are not many fine cuts in natural gems, because they are more expensive. If in order to let people can not distinguish between natural or laboratory artificial, for the choice of cultivating color treasure can not be too pursuit of fine cutting, if you want to pursue fine cutting is no problem, after all, hundreds of pieces to choose a better cut more shiny gem is better.

Can Lab-grown color treasure certificate?

Yes, third-party certification bodies like GRC can be certified. Lab-grown cultivation of gemstones are clearly marked “Laboratory Grown” or “LabGrown”. 

AGL Certificate
CRC Certificate

Does Lab-grown Papalacha fade too?

Natural Papalacha has a fading problem, so can Lab-grown Papalacha also fade?

Lab-grown Papalacha in the laboratory after high temperature and high pressure arrangement, with cooling gradually solidified and grow a single crystal, in the process to control the proportion of Cr (chromium), Fe (iron) elements, and without irradiation treatment, color stability. So there’s no fading problem with growing Papalacha.

Do you need oil to Lab-grow Emeralds?

Natural emeralds have cracks and need to be oilled, especially large carats.
The Lab-grown emerald will cut off the large crack before opening the embryo, retaining the inclusion, and does not require oil maintenance.

What do I need to pay attention to when buying Lab-grown colored gemstones?

  • Note the gemstone ratio

In addition to color and weight, pay attention to the gem ratio, such as the same weight of the oval, slender/short circle inlaid out the effect is also different.
  • Try to buy bare stone

Lab-grown colored gemstones is also divided into good quality and bad quality. The bare stone is the most test of quality, the cutting of a bare stone is not good, it can be seen intuitively, and the effect of a good cut is more amazing and more colorful.

  • Purchase at the source factory

Our company is located in Wuzhou, Guangxi, the capital of artificial gems in the world. We start from raw materials, forming, polishing, polishing, quality inspection and packaging. Check every step carefully. Is a professional engaged in Moissanite and Lab-grown colored gemstones wholesale source factory.

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