Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Alexandrite
Unknown
Unknown
Amazonite
To improve appearance.
Unknown
Unknown
To add color.
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Amethyst
To improve appearance & clarity. To produce color and/or asterism. To improve appearance, durability or add weight.
Unknown
Poor to Fair
combined with heat. Dyed. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Infilling with glass, plastic or resins. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Infilling with glass, plastic or
Ametrine
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Ammolite
Unknown
Unknown
Andalusite
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Apatite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Aquamarine
Unknown
Poor to Fair
resins. Dyed. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Infilling with glass, plastic or resins. Dyed. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, film or other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, film or other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, film or other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, film or other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Infilling with glass, plastic or resins. Oiling with
Aventurine, Green
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Beryl
To improve appearance & clarity. To improve appearance, durability or add weight. To add color, mask surface defects, enhance luster.
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Calcite
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Carnelian
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Cat's-eye Quartz
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Chrome Diopside
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Chrysoberyl
To improve
Unknown
Poor to
colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Dyed. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Infilling with glass, plastic or resins. Dyed. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, film or other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, film or other applied substances or baked films. QVC does not accept color or clarity treatments for natural diamonds with natural color. QVC does not accept clarity treatments for color-treated natural diamonds. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films.
Fair
varieties listed.
Chrysoprase
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Citrine
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Coral
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Coral, Sponge
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Diamond, Natural Color white, champagne, yellow Diamond, Treated color yellow, green, blue, black, pink, green, and fancy hues
Occasionally
To improve clarity.
Unknown
Fair to Good
Drusy Quartz
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Emerald
Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Dyed. Penetration of fissures with colored oil, wax or resin. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Infilling with glass, plastic or resins. Diffusion using heat and chemicals. Dyed. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, film or other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil,
Usually
Fair to Good
Fluorite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Garnet
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Hematite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Howlite
To improve appearance, durability or add weight. To add color, mask surface defects or enhance luster. To improve or produce color.
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Jade, Jadeite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Jade, Nephrite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, film or other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, film or other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Infilling with glass, plastic or resins.
only.
Jasper
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Jet
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Kyanite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Labradorite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Malachite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
To improve appearance, durability or add weight. To add color, mask surface defects or enhance luster. To improve appearance & clarity.
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Infilling with glass, plastic or resins. Dyed. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films.
To improve appearance & clarity. To improve appearance, durability or add weight. To add color, mask surface defects, enhance luster.
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Mother-of-pearl
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Obsidian
Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Impregnated with colorless oil, wax, and resins. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films.
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Opal
To improve appearance and clarity. To add color, mask surface defects, enhance luster.
Rarely
Fair to Good
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Peridot
Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Infilling with glass, plastic or resins. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil.
Rarely
Good
Prehnite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Quartz
To add color, mask surface defects, enhance luster. To improve appearance & clarity.
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Quartzite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Rhodochrosite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Rhodolite Garnet
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, film or other applied substances or baked films. Dyed. Intentional filling of surface cavities and fractures with a foreign material, including glass and easily visible under 10 X magnification. Oiling with colorless or colored oil, wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Dyed with colored oil. Irradiation. Intentional filling of surface cavities and fractures with a foreign material, including glass and easily visible under 10 X magnification. Oiling with colorless or colored oil, wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Dyed with colored oil. Irradiation. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or To add color, mask surface defects or enhance luster. To even out color. Wipe with a damp soft cloth only. Avoid chemicals & ultrasonic cleaners.
Rhodonite
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Ruby
Common
Poor to Fair
Fracture fillings in ruby are fragil. Avoid repolishing or recutting. Avoid chemicals & ultrasonic cleaners.
Common
Poor to Fair
Fracture fillings in sapphire are fragil. Avoid repolishing or recutting. Avoid chemicals & ultrasonic cleaners.
Sard
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, film or other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil. Impregnated with wax, natural resin, or manmade material. Oiling with colorless or colored oil, wax,
Sodalite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Spinel
To add color, mask surface defects, enhance luster. To improve appearance & clarity.
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Sugilite
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Sunstone
To add color, mask surface defects, enhance luster. To improve appearance & clarity.
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Tanzanite (Zoisite)
To add color, mask surface defects, enhance luster. To improve appearance & clarity.
Unknown
Poor to Fair
Unknown
Poor to Fair
natural resin, or manmade material for all colors listed. Infilling with glass, plastic or resins for all colors listed. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colored oil, wax, natural resin, or manmade material for all colors listed. Infilling with glass, plastic or resins for all colors listed. Diffusion using chemicals combined with heat. Dyed.
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Tourmaline
To improve appearance & clarity. To improve appearance, durability or add weight. To improve color.
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Turquoise
Impregnated with colorless oil or wax. Painted or lacquered with black lines. Dyed.
Commonly
Poor to Fair
Avoid exposing turquoise jewelry to hot water & household chemicals. Very special care required. Wipe gently with soft damp cloth only.
Unakite
Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Coating with lacquer, ink, foil, films & other applied substances or baked films. Oiling with colorless or colored oil, wax, natural resin, or manmade material for all
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Varisite
Occasionally
Poor to Fair
Unknown
Poor to Fair
colors listed. Infilling with glass, plastic or resins for all colors listed.
add weight.