在珠宝首饰界准确鉴定宝石的重要性

在当今珠宝首饰市场上, 无论是优化处理的还是合成的宝石材料, 其种类和数量都在增加. 在某些情况下, 它们呈现出与贵重天然宝石极其相似的外观特征. 尽管某些经处理的或合成的宝石材料常显示出其独特的宝石学性质, 但对于珠宝商, 尤其是对那些缺乏宝石学专业培训或刚刚入门使用常规宝石鉴定方法或设备的珠宝商, 鉴定起来十分困难. 因此, 到专业宝石鉴定实验室去鉴定宝石样品就显得非常必要. 在专业实验室中, 先进的科学仪器必须由受过培训的专业人员操作. 宝石的准确鉴定对维护天然宝石的商业价值及消费者的信心都至关重要. 目前大多数宝石学研究的目的是给珠宝首饰商及宝石学家提供可操作的宝石鉴定手段, 以有助于确保国际宝石市场的完整性. 介绍了几种优化处理及合成宝石材料的鉴定实例, 这些材料对当今的宝石鉴定提出了挑战.

Importance of Accurate Gem Identification in Jewelry Industry

Both treated and synthetic gem materials are encountered today in the jewelry marketplace in increasing varieties and quantities. In some cases, they exhibit appearances that correspond closely to those of valuable natural gemstones. Although often displaying distinctive gemmological characteristics, some treated and synthetic gem materials can be difficult for jewelers to identify, especially when they lack gemmological training or access to standard gem-testing methods and equipment. In such instances, testing at a professional gemmological laboratory is necessary where the use of advanced scientific instrumentation by trained staff may be required. Accurate gem identification is essential to maintain both the commercial value of natural gemstones as well as consumer confidence. The goal of most current gemmological research is to provide practical means of gem identification for jewelers and gemmologists to help insure the integrity of the international gemstone market. Examples are cited of several treated and synthetic gem materials that currently present identification challenges.