Irradiated Emeralds

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Richard B. Drucker GG (GIA)

Although oiling of emeralds has been done since ancient times, modern forms of resins came under question in the 1990s. Although irradiation attempts were made with emeralds two decades ago, no commercial production appeared. Recently…

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