Lab Finds Synthetic Sapphires Posing as Diamonds
RAPAPORT... Gemological Science International (GSI) has identified undisclosed lab-grown white sapphire melee set in pendants that had been submitted as natural-diamond jewelry.
The pendants, which GSI’s New
York lab had received for a routine screening, contained near-colorless synthetic sapphires, placed next to natural white diamonds. “While the industry has taken considerable step...