Precious and Decorative Stones

2022: No. 4 (110) CONTENTS

DOI: https://doi.org/10.53056/2022-4(110)-2

RESEARCH METHODS OF DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES OF SYNTHETIC AND TREATED SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES AS WELL AS THEIR SIMULANTS

V. Surova
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

О. Horobchyshyn
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

I. Sergiienko
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

O. Grushchynska
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

V. Lyashok
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

А. Kichnyaev
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

Language: Ukrainian

Precious and Decorative Stones. No. 4 (110), 2021: 10–14

Abstract
The article describes the main research methods of diagnostic features of synthetic, treated semi-precious stones and their simulants.

Keywords: research methods, diagnostic features, semi-precious stones, treatment, simulants, synthetic semi-precious stones.

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