Gemstone Appraisals Center

(SIDENOTE: This question came in recently and made me realise how difficult is is for clients to understand some of the intricate work carried out by gemologists.

10 x 0.001gram Diamond Jewelry Scale Gemstone Scales

Price: $39.99 USD

These are issues we make take for granted, yet clearly they are something which should be explained to clients to give them a better understanding of just what a gemologist does)

gemstone Question: How does a Diamond Probe work?

Can we use it on gemstones as well?

Thanks for your answer...

Answer: G'day and many thanks for your query

The simple answer is NO - You cannot use a diamond probe on gemstones in EXACTLY the same way...

Diamonds have a particular quality which disperses heat better than other gemstones. A diamond probe sends a minute impulse into the gemstone and measures the reaction to that pulse.

Only diamond has this quality so it will not work on other gemstones as they give a lower figure to the pulse.

You might also like to add this query to my blog at http://how2valuejewelry.com/ as other may have had a similar problem. Can't hurt anyway and who knows what answers you may get.

Hope this helps...