The Science of Gemstones [Guest Article]
Muhammad Qasim (noreply@blogger.com)
Gemmology, also known as the science of
gemstones, is the study of precious gemstones. It mainly focuses on identifying
gemstones, confirming its authenticity, evaluating the quality, determining the
origin, and disclosing the treatment used for the gemstone. A major part of it
requires distinguishing between natural gemstones and synthetic counterparts
and imitations. Earlier it was difficult to identify synthetic crystals but
that is not much of a problem these days. Gemmologists also find out