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Tsarstone collectors guide

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
AustraliaAustraliaCanadaCanadaChinaChina
Gem Studies LabEuropean Gemological LaboratoryHong Kong Gems Laboratory
JapanJapanRussiaRussiaThailandThailand
Zenhokyo The Russian MSU Gemological Center AIGS Gemological Laboratory
The Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandUSAUSAUKUK
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
AustraliaAustraliaUSAUSAUKUK
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

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