Where can I test and appraise my alexandrite?

The most well known gemological laboratories are listed below and all of them are equipped to test alexandrite. Most gemological laboratories only identify gemstones, they do not appraise them.

Major gemological laboratories
Australia	Canada	China
Gem Studies Lab	European Gemological Laboratory	Hong Kong Gems Laboratory
Japan	Russia	Thailand
Zenhokyo	The Russian MSU Gemological Center	AIGS Gemological Laboratory The Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand
Switzerland	USA	UK
GemResearch Swisslab Gubelin Gemological Laboratories SSEF	AGTA Gemological Testing Center American Gemological Laboratories Gemological Institute of America	Gemological Association of Great Britain

A good appraisal takes time, expertise and a lot of experience especially with alexandrite. Jewelry stores who offer some sort of verbal appraisal aren´t doing their job properly and when appraiser´s first claim is that "you paid to much for that gemstone", then you are not getting an appraisal, but you are a victim of a practice known as low-balling. Your best choice is a professional appraiser from a major appraisal organizations, with standards of education and codes of ethics. To protect the client they use methodologies that provide some assurance of accuracy.

Major appraiser organizations
Australia	USA	UK
Jewellers Vigilance Canada (JVC)	The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers The International Society of Appraisers The American Society of Appraisers	National Association of Goldsmith The Association of Jewellery Appraisers

Bibliographic details
Page title	Where can I test and appraise my alexandrite?
Author	David Weinberg
Website title	Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide
Date published	03 July 2010 04:42 UTC
Date accessed	09 June 2026 16:34 UTC
Permanent link	http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-0138

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