JCK Online - October 1, 1998

Gem Identification Goes High-Tech Jewelers routinely buy and sell laboratory-grown gems like synthetic amethyst or stones with inscrutable enhancements like irradiated pink tourmaline, never quite knowing the true nature of what they’re dealing in. Some consider the problem unavoidable and little cause for concern.

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