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  • June Birthstone: Moonstone - facts and lore

    28th May 2021

    June Birthstone: Moonstone - facts and lore

    Those of you born in June, like our daughter Amy, are lucky to have three unique and amazing birthstones to choose from; alexandrite, pearl and moonstone. In this blog I’ll discuss that shimmering…

    Published by Gordon Weller GIA GG

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  • 10th Aug 2016

    Surface coating of gemstones explained

    Gemstone Coating aka Surface Coating or Surface ModificationCoating (aka surface coating or surface modification) gemstones is a treatment technique which dates back hundreds of years. Its purpose…

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  • 15th Feb 2014

    Gemstone treatments/enhancements explained

    Although cutting and polishing a gemstone are the most basic forms of enhancement used to fully display the beauty of a gemstone, man has developed numerous treatments and methods to improve upo…

    Published by Gordon Weller GIA GG

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