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ENHANCE YOUR

GEMSTONES

HEAT AND RADIATION

Heat and radiation are often used to change or enhance gemstone colors.

UV lamps is used in the jewelry industry. Image courtesy of www.gia.edu.

DIFFUSION

Diffusion is used to deepen a gem's color, but it only intensifies a gemstone's outer layers. Your sapphire ring or topaz earrings can be more beautiful with these enhancement.

A diffusion-treated synthetic sapphire. Image courtesy of www.gia.edu.

OIL AND WAXES

Oil and waxes make a gem appear more richly colored -- the coatings fill-in fine surface cracks, blending them away temporarily.

Pale turquoise on the left is impregnated with a wax. Image courtesy of www.gia.edu.

FRACTURE FILLING COATS

Fracture filling coats gems with a clear or colored epoxy resin or another substance. The treatment fills-in cracks, which improves the appearance of the gemstone, and is more durable than oils.

Fracture-filled emeralds. Image courtesy of www.gia.edu

LASER DRILLING

Laser drilling removes inclusions, improving clarity.

Laser-drilled diamond. Image courtesy of www.gia.edu.

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Source: About Style - http://jewelry.about.com/cs/enhancements/a/gem_treatments.html