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GIA to Launch Synthetic Testing Service for Melee
May 29, 2016 7:57 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is piloting a
service to sift out synthetics and treated diamonds from melee.
The GIA Melee Analysis Service will “rapidly and accurately”
analyze and sort stones measuring 1.1 millimeters to 3.8 millimeters in
diameter with D to Z color. The fully-automated system will separate natural and untreated diamonds
from simulants and potentially synthetic or treated gems and sort the screened
diamonds by color range.
It will process about 1,800 stones per hour around the clock, the GIA said. The service
will cost between $0.08 and $0.30 per stone based on diameter, with a minimum
of 500 pieces in each parcel.
The pilot, which launches in June at the GIA’s laboratory in
New York, will be offered at all GIA locations and is scheduled to be rolled
out in the third quarter.
“This system, which incorporates proven instrumentation,
standards and processes used in GIA laboratories, will give the industry and
consumers confidence in the characteristics, including color, of these most
prevalent stones,” said Tom Moses (pictured), the GIA’s executive vice-president and chief
laboratory and research officer.
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Gemological Institute of America, GIA, GIA Melee Analysis Service, melee, new york, Rapaport News, simulants, Synthetics, synthetics screening, synthetics testing
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