[Jewelry making - Article 00334] - Re: [Orchid] Marketing treated gems as legitimate product

[The Doctor]

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>     i have this huge dilema how do others present or get the public to
>     accept treated gemstones as a legitimate product. 

    When the subject comes up, I explain to customers how nearly all
    gemstones have been treated or enhanced in some way. Simply
    polishing a gem from the rough is an enhancement, isn't it? Much of
    the pale amethyst mined is irradiated, most citrine is heated
    amethyst. Topaz is routinely heated and irradiated to make it blue,
    etc. All Japanese cultured pearls are washed and bleached before
    sorting. Familiarize yourself with common, permanent gem treatments
    so that, when the subject comes up, you can illustrate to your
    customers the point that there are in reality very few gemstones that
    have not been enhanced in some way. 

    Fake. I dislike that word almost as much as "real." People often
    come to me with jewelry and ask "Is this real?" I usually pretend to
    smack it against my head, feign dizziness from the blows, then say
    "Yep, it's real...it just happens to be synthetic." 

James S. Duncan, G.G.
James in SoFL
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