For those of you who might have missed this article from Billie Hughes:
https://lotusgemology.com/resources/art ... -synthetic
A heat treated Kashan flux synthetic ruby
Lotus Gemology, the world's only gemological lab specializing in ruby, sapphire & spinel.
Moderators: Stephen Challener, Barbra Voltaire, FGG, Alberto
Jump to
- Announcements
- ↳ FORUM DISCLAIMER
- ↳ Gemology Online Chats
- ↳ Actual Announcements Regarding Our Forum
- ↳ Employment Opportunities
- ↳ Tutoring Sessions for Gemology Students and Enthusiasts
- ↳ Upcoming Shows & Events
- ↳ Tuscon Gem Shows in Years Past
- ↳ Security Alerts
- ↳ TUCSON GEM SHOWS 2022-2025 SPECIAL SECTION
- Gemology Schools, Labs, Research & Appraisal Facilities
- ↳ Contact Information for Gemology Schools, Labs, Research & Appraisal Facilities
- ↳ AGL: American Gemological Laboratories
- ↳ AIGS (Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences)
- ↳ CIBJO (Confédération International pour la Bijouterie, Joaillerie)
- ↳ Gem-A (The Gemmological Association of Great Britain)
- ↳ GIA (Gemological Institute of America)
- ↳ GGTL Laboratories
- ↳ GIA Current Research
- ↳ GWLAB
- ↳ Lotus Gemology
- ↳ Miscellaneous Grading and Appraisal Labs
- ↳ SGL: Stone Group Labs
- ↳ SSEF: Swiss Gemmological Institute
- ↳ World Gem Foundation
- General Gemology
- ↳ Appraiser's Corner
- ↳ Archaeogemology
- ↳ Beginners Only!
- ↳ Collecting Gem & Jewelry Books
- ↳ Collector's Corner: Gems
- ↳ Colored Stones
- ↳ Contest, Quiz & Puzzle Section
- ↳ CSI: Colored Stone Identification
- ↳ Diamonds
- ↳ Field Trips for Gem Hunters
- ↳ Gem Equipment
- ↳ Gemology Apps and Appraisal Software
- ↳ Gemological Articles
- ↳ GEMOLOGY PROJECT
- ↳ Gems' Color
- ↳ Identification of Stones with Overlapping Characteristics
- ↳ Jeweler's Bench
- ↳ Lapidary Corner: Colored Stones
- ↳ Lapidary Corner: Diamond Cutting
- ↳ Miner's Corner
- ↳ My Latest Creation
- ↳ Miscellaneous Scientific Instruments
- ↳ Organic Gems
- ↳ Other topics related to Gemology
- ↳ Photography & Photomicrography
- ↳ Questions for the Experts
- ↳ Research
- ↳ Stone and Inclusion Photos
- ↳ Synthetics and Treatments
- ↳ Useful Links
- ↳ Vintage & Antique Gemstones, Jewellery and Obects D'Art
- ↳ Virtual Marketplace
- ↳ *Meandering Footnotes
- Miscellaneous
- ↳ Classified Section: Gems & Minerals: Rough and Cut
- ↳ SWAP & TRADE: Gems, Minerals, Fossils, Tools
- ↳ Classified Section: Gemological Instruments
- ↳ Classified Section: Books and Manuals
- ↳ Classified Section: Lapidary Equipment
- ↳ Fossils, Minerals & Curiosities
- ↳ General Discussions
- ↳ Glass, Slag and Wannabes
- ↳ Let's Introduce Ourselves!
- ↳ Welcoming Messages
- ↳ SCAMS: Gem, Jewelry and related