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  GIA developed & to use new descriptive terminology for LGDs   Beginning later this year, GIA (the Gemological Institute of America) will start using descriptive terms to characterize the quality of laboratory-grown diamonds and will no longer use the color and clarity nomenclature that GIA developed for natural diamonds. The Institute will continue to accept laboratory-grown diamonds for evaluation and identification.   The revised GIA description system for laboratory-grown diamonds will confirm that the submitted item is a laboratory-grown diamond and whether it falls into one of two categories, ‘premium’ or ‘standard.’ The categories will be defined by a combination of metrics related to color, clarity and finish.  If the man-made diamond fails to achieve the minimum standard for quality, it will not receive a designation from GIA. Until the revised descriptive system for laboratory-grown diamonds is finalized, the current GIA services for laborator...

GSI, one of the largest gemological organizations in the world, has opened a new laboratory in Hong Kong. The new facility will serve its international customer base and will offer easy and complete access to GSI’s numerous laboratory services. GSI's Hong Kong office will offer a variety of services from grading loose diamonds and jewelry to screening and testing jewelry for undisclosed lab grown diamonds. "Hong Kong is a major hub for the international diamond and jewelry Industry. With the opening of GSI Hong Kong, GSI has its laboratories in every major diamond and jewelry center across the globe.” said Debbie Azar, GSI President & Co-Founder. GSI’s new facility is located at Kaiser Estate Phase 1, 37-45 Man Yue Street Hunghom KL Hong Kong Ste. A3 (5th floor), +852-21229378.

GSI announced the opening of its new facility in the heart of New York City’s 47th Street ‘Diamond District’ that will be dedicated solely to screening and testing of diamond jewelry for undisclosed lab grown diamonds. “Demand for screening and testing services has grown exponentially as the industry faces one of its biggest challenges yet – undisclosed lab-grown diamonds,” said Debbie Azar, GSI President & Co-Founder. “As one of the world largest gemological organizations, we play an important part in ensuring transparency and confidence in the global diamond industry, and US markets specifically, by expanding our screening and testing services.” This new facility will be able to cater to GSI’s retail customers in the US. It will serve a screening hub for manufacturers and retailers who want to have their jewelry screened and tested prior to it entering retail stores. To date, GSI has screened millions of jewelry units, with tens of millions of diamonds, by ut...