Hello all,
Here is a video about the Beryl Emerald and some "imitations". I made an introduction with a bit of theory and what is important to know about imitations, synthetics, etc. I give you few advices and I talk about treatment and synthetic stones and I give you my point of view about how to choose an Emerald.
In the middle part, I show some stones that can be used as imitation on the market and I give you the prices. On the side of those stones I show you 3 natural Colombian Emeralds no treated I bought here in Mexico and I will talk about it. Those 3 Emeralds I had in the lab few months ago where part of a set of 18 pieces set in a collar sold for the gold in a pawn shop.
In the last part of the video I show pictures about treatments, inclusions and tricks people are making to sell you Emerald that are fake, glass or treated stones. I'll show you some pictures of green Beryl of low quality so like that you can compare.
As I am making a lot of microphotography in the lab, I am making right now a video with some inclusions you can find in natural Emerald. One of those pictures was selected to be published in the new eBook "The Handbook of Gemmology" Edited by Geoff Dominy. The eBook is done and will be released soon on the market, check it out!
Best Regards
Olivier