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GIA to Hold Seminars on Diamond Treatment and Synthetics in Israel
Nov 10, 2015 7:52 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... The
Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will organize two seminars on methods of
treating diamonds and recognizing synthetics at the Israel Diamond Exchange in mid-November.
GIA researchers Dr James
Shigley and Brenda Harwick will speak at the event,
which will be held on November 15 and 16,the
Israel Diamond Institute said on its website.
Identifying Diamond Treatments will focus on laser drilling, fracture
filling, high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) treatment, irradiation and other
treatment processes. This will be followed by another seminar on Identifying Synthetic
Diamonds, which will give information on HPHT and diamond growth using chemical
vapor deposition and ways of distinguishing them from natural stones.
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Tags:
GIA, Israel, Rapaport News, Synthetics
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