Thank you! Thank you, Thank you thank you for showing us this. You are very kind to spread your knowledge. I appreciate that. With your help, I learn how to use a tool that my father has for a long time. It's an old GIA Gem instruments UV SW LW light box. My father use to use for Alexandrite, but now because of the lack of this stones in the market, he wasn't using it for a while. Now that tool has a new use. Thank you Julia. Anderson from Brazil.
I would love to! I don’t own one myself … I do know one person that has one… sooooo if they would be willing to lend it me (or if Gemometrics would lend me one) then absolutely!
@@TheGemAcademy Thanks for the note, Julia. Hope you can get a loaner. I'm thinking about a new tester to replace the OLD Presdium and I've been impressed with what I've seen of the GemPen so far. Plan to look at all your reviews. Thanks for what you do.
I think I need a professional to test and sell some of my gemstones so I can afford this machine. I get large quantities of gems both loose and in jewelry from estates and one of my biggest struggles is sorting synthetic from natural as most of my previous testing basically only lets me know my stones aren't glass 😂 I just got a pin the other day it's most likely victorian, stone isnt glass and is about 3 carats so it might be a valuable find.
Hey now - knowing something isn't glass is a HUGE step :) Before wondering whether a stone is natural/synthetic - one must identify it first. Assessing UV reactions can be super helpful, and some useful bits can be known with little education (such as - a red stone that fluoresces red can't be red garnet or glass...) and this machine is awesome but one must know a lot about gem testing for it to be really useful and often pair the results with observations and other test results. A gemmologist may surely be able to help you test what you have. From the volumes of gems you suggest you deal with, it may be worthwhile investing in yourself in the longterm and becoming a gemmologist :)
@@TheGemAcademy I am able to do a general identification though there are some gemstones that definately stump me. Neon pink stone, red florescense.....Ive never personally seen a neon pink gemstone before. I feel like it's generally easy to spot rubelite (pink) tourmaline but with the others I'm stumped and my assumption is pink sapphires. I feel being able to observe both the long wave and short wave for colored stones would be incredibly helpful to add that bit more info to what stones I believe I have identified them as as well as help a bit with natural vs. synthetic stones. I have definately considered going to school to become a gemologist, everything in the world of stone identification, cutting, and grading absolutely fascinates me and the GIA school is only around 2 hours from me....but I definately need to work on saving more funding but it's definately a dream I'm willing to pursue and try to learn what I can from the internet though sometimes the information just isn't there and I try buying tools whenever Ii can. I do have a dichroscope which has helped quite a bit in my identification journey too.
I'm also very lucky I have tetrachromacy so I'm able to identify quite well gemstones by color but some stones have a large variant where two different stones can hit the same colors....I have been able to identify some of my sapphires and emeraplds as lab created...I think it's the rubies Ii have the harder time with and I feel topaz and aquamarine can become extremely similar in color and I'm not sure what to look for to know the difference
@@neggispringfeild a bright pink stone you say? It could be a sapphire - it could be a spinel.... maybe there's a couple of other options we haven't considered. The best way to identify for sure is to discovered its refractive index with a refractometer - a very useful tool for gemmologists! It takes a while to bail how to use it. But one piece of information to obtain which could be helpful is to use your dichroscope to see where it it's pelochroic or not - hopefully revealing whether it is singly refractive or doubly refractive. This would help elongate options! Especially in this case as sapphire is doubly refractive - spinel is singly refractive. It could still be other options! But a great place to start 👍
@@neggispringfeild I hope you get to realise your dream one day! There is so much to learn which is why education structures are so useful as they guide you through. But I started online with my own research too - it's a great place to start! But be careful of sources as, man, some people share knowledge that is incorrect so it can be hard to gain accurate information :)
Thank you! Thank you, Thank you thank you for showing us this. You are very kind to spread your knowledge. I appreciate that. With your help, I learn how to use a tool that my father has for a long time. It's an old GIA Gem instruments UV SW LW light box. My father use to use for Alexandrite, but now because of the lack of this stones in the market, he wasn't using it for a while. Now that tool has a new use. Thank you Julia. Anderson from Brazil.
Such a great tool! It's been recommended to me by many trusted gemologists..Can't wait to get my hands on one!
You are outstanding doing great job.
Hi, your explanation was very clear and beautiful, like you. Thanks for the important tips😊
thank you! i was wondering about this device and this is great information!
Ah, I’m so glad you found it useful! 🤗
If there a photo guide anywhere of what different stones look like under short and long wave Uv?
For all gems? I can't think of a comprehensive guide - or even a uncomprehensive one I'm afraid...
do mosanaite stone can be identify by it
Any intention to test the Gempen by Gemometrix ?
I would love to! I don’t own one myself … I do know one person that has one… sooooo if they would be willing to lend it me (or if Gemometrics would lend me one) then absolutely!
@@TheGemAcademy Thanks for the note, Julia. Hope you can get a loaner. I'm thinking about a new tester to replace the OLD Presdium and I've been impressed with what I've seen of the GemPen so far. Plan to look at all your reviews. Thanks for what you do.
@@paineite Thank you so much for that. You've made my day and inspired me to keep going :)
Is this equivalent to the Sherlock Holmes ? Will catch labs ?
soo uplifting
I think I need a professional to test and sell some of my gemstones so I can afford this machine. I get large quantities of gems both loose and in jewelry from estates and one of my biggest struggles is sorting synthetic from natural as most of my previous testing basically only lets me know my stones aren't glass 😂 I just got a pin the other day it's most likely victorian, stone isnt glass and is about 3 carats so it might be a valuable find.
Hey now - knowing something isn't glass is a HUGE step :) Before wondering whether a stone is natural/synthetic - one must identify it first. Assessing UV reactions can be super helpful, and some useful bits can be known with little education (such as - a red stone that fluoresces red can't be red garnet or glass...) and this machine is awesome but one must know a lot about gem testing for it to be really useful and often pair the results with observations and other test results. A gemmologist may surely be able to help you test what you have. From the volumes of gems you suggest you deal with, it may be worthwhile investing in yourself in the longterm and becoming a gemmologist :)
@@TheGemAcademy I am able to do a general identification though there are some gemstones that definately stump me. Neon pink stone, red florescense.....Ive never personally seen a neon pink gemstone before. I feel like it's generally easy to spot rubelite (pink) tourmaline but with the others I'm stumped and my assumption is pink sapphires. I feel being able to observe both the long wave and short wave for colored stones would be incredibly helpful to add that bit more info to what stones I believe I have identified them as as well as help a bit with natural vs. synthetic stones. I have definately considered going to school to become a gemologist, everything in the world of stone identification, cutting, and grading absolutely fascinates me and the GIA school is only around 2 hours from me....but I definately need to work on saving more funding but it's definately a dream I'm willing to pursue and try to learn what I can from the internet though sometimes the information just isn't there and I try buying tools whenever Ii can. I do have a dichroscope which has helped quite a bit in my identification journey too.
I'm also very lucky I have tetrachromacy so I'm able to identify quite well gemstones by color but some stones have a large variant where two different stones can hit the same colors....I have been able to identify some of my sapphires and emeraplds as lab created...I think it's the rubies Ii have the harder time with and I feel topaz and aquamarine can become extremely similar in color and I'm not sure what to look for to know the difference
@@neggispringfeild a bright pink stone you say? It could be a sapphire - it could be a spinel.... maybe there's a couple of other options we haven't considered. The best way to identify for sure is to discovered its refractive index with a refractometer - a very useful tool for gemmologists! It takes a while to bail how to use it. But one piece of information to obtain which could be helpful is to use your dichroscope to see where it it's pelochroic or not - hopefully revealing whether it is singly refractive or doubly refractive. This would help elongate options! Especially in this case as sapphire is doubly refractive - spinel is singly refractive. It could still be other options! But a great place to start 👍
@@neggispringfeild I hope you get to realise your dream one day! There is so much to learn which is why education structures are so useful as they guide you through. But I started online with my own research too - it's a great place to start! But be careful of sources as, man, some people share knowledge that is incorrect so it can be hard to gain accurate information :)
Too excited until i saw £465. Damn its too expensive atleast for the third world.
Amazing women
Hello from Kazakhstan
A gorgeous lady you are, heart soothing appearance you have,
Thank you - that is very kind 🥰
It's too expensive for something tjat is easy to make.
It's ruddy good though :) feel free to make your own as it's excellent for seeing the UV reactions!