Defining 'natural' gems

Welcome to Gem Dictionary by The Gem Academy where we expain terminology used for gemstones. Read more about the term ‘natural’ here…
Natural gem materials are those that formed naturally without human intervention. It sounds simple enough, and yet it can get slightly confusing…
Once a natural gem material has been treated, although it derived from nature - it is classed as a treated gem to disclose the treatment process. Treated gems should not be advertised with the prefix ‘natural’ (e.g. ‘natural ruby’) as this insinuates that the gem is untreated. Phrases such as ‘natural treated gem’ are also considered misleading. So, what do you do? Simple…(although it depends on the gem and treatment). The choices are…
1. Remove the ‘natural’ and just state ‘treated [gem name]’.
2. State the gem name only (if it’s an accepted treatment).
3. State the specific treatment and gem name.
Whatever you do, do not prefix with the word ‘natural’.
We can talk about ‘treatments’ in next week’s video as it’s an interesting one! Thanks for watching guys!
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[@GJR30]

Thank you for explaining the right words. I’m going to use these terms when i sell treated stones that are already mounted on jewelry to my customers.

[@TheGemAcademy]

You are so welcome - I'm glad it is helpful!