THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS — HOW THE INNER WORLD OF GEMS PROVIDE CLUES AND PROOF.
By carefully examining tiny microscopic clues deep inside a gemstone, their genesis, origin and thus their value can all be properly ascribed.
Every stage of an individual ruby or sapphire’s journey through time and space, from it’s birth millions of years ago deep in the earth’s crust, to the modern processing methods used prior to marketing, all have been etched deeply inside it’s crystal. And, like a forensic scientist, if you know what to look for, it’s exact story can be told.