Category: Jewelry
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Synthetic vs. natural: how to spot lab-grown stones sold as mined gems
Lab-grown sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds are being sold as natural at retail markup. Here’s a practical guide to telling them apart before you buy.
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The mine direct lie: when vendors falsely claim to sell straight from the source
‘Mine direct’ is the gemstone industry’s favorite marketing phrase. Most of the time it’s just a markup justified by a romanticized supply-chain story.