SSEF launches GemTrack
A
service linking cut
stones
to the rough stones
SSEF
originated,
using
gemmological techniques
The
Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF has announced the launch of GemTrack, a new
service providing expert scientific opinion linking a cut gemstone to the rough
stone from which it originated, thus enabling gemmologically the documentation
of part of the stone's journey from mine to market.
The
GemTrack service involves the combination of crystallographic, structural,
chemical and microscopic analyses, which allow for a detailed and potentially
unique characterisation and fingerprinting of a rough stone. These same
features can later be later be identified during the investigation of a
resultant cut stone, following the cutting and polishing process, and
documented on a GemTrack report.
A
GemTrack document may also be issued if a gem is later mounted in jewellery, in
order to document the stone all the way from the rough state to an item of
jewellery. A GemTrack report will not make any specific claims of mine of
origin. However, when credible documentation is provided (such as transparent
sales receipts from a rough auction), it may state that, based on provided
documentation, a gemstone was sourced from a specific company or auction.
"Given
the growing demand for provenance and traceability in our industry, we felt
that SSEF can provide a truly independent gemmological documentation for a gem
on its journey from the rough to cut state, and even to its being set in
jewellery", said Dr. Michael S. Krzemnicki, Director of SSEF.
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