宝石鉴定（Gemstone identification）.doc

宝石鉴定（Gemstone identification） Jewelry fakes are mainly made in the field of material fraud, shoddy materials posing as genuine goods to be among the top jewels. The identification and detection of forgeries were introduced as follows. Diamond identification Diamonds are the hardest substance in natural matter. Diamonds can be used for any other gemstone. But no other gem can be cut. Can also be used standard hardness meter characterization, where hardness is less than 9 degrees, are fake diamonds. Diamonds are also lipophilic, such as using a pen to draw a line on the surface of a diamond, a continuous straight line, while others are intermittently broken. The above methods have certain reference value in the identification of diamonds. Can also be observed by 10 times magnifying glass, in 10 times magnifying glass, most diamonds visible Xia defects, there are triangular growth lines, the diamond surface has red, orange, blue and other colors of fire light. Radiant. The most accurate and reliable method is to use the thermal conductivity instrument to measure heat conductivity data to distinguish between genuine and fake diamonds, but the thermal conductivity instrument is expensive. Since diamonds are noble and luxurious ornaments, it is not uncommon for diamonds to be replaced or called diamonds on the market at the expense of precious stones, artificial gemstones or even glass: ZIRCON: very similar to diamonds, is the best substitute for diamonds. The identification method is due to polarization and zircon large birefringence, when using 10 magnification zircon prism surface after the observation process, from the top down, can be seen at the bottom of the double ridge has obvious, and no diamond double shadow phenomenon. The glass: glass refractive index is very low, no color light flashing especially that of diamond; submerged, glass luster and immediately exposed. Soviet drilling: that is cubic zirconia, originally developed by the Soviet Union, hence the name