Journal
Journal
Practical guides about emerald and lapis lazuli: prices, grades, lab reports and how to tell real from fake.
Emerald price per carat: what really sets the price
How emerald prices are built: price per carat, colour, clarity, treatment, size, cut and lab reports. A practical guide for jewellers and trade buyers.
Lapis lazuli price: per carat, per gram and per kilo
What determines the price of lapis lazuli: colour, calcite, pyrite, treatment and form. How rough, blocks, slabs, beads and cabochons are priced.
How to tell if an emerald is real
How to tell natural emerald from glass, lab-grown emerald, doublets and other green stones, what simple checks can tell you, and why a lab report matters.
Is your lapis lazuli real?
How to tell natural lapis lazuli from dyed howlite or jasper, sodalite, reconstituted lapis and other imitations. Simple checks and their limits.
How to read an emerald lab report
A practical guide to emerald lab reports: identity, natural or synthetic, clarity enhancement, origin opinion and how to verify a report.
Lapis lazuli grades: colour, calcite and pyrite
How lapis lazuli is graded in the trade: colour, calcite, pyrite, compactness and treatment, and why letter grades like AAA mean little without a description.
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