Certificates
How Do You Read a Gem Report, Field by Field?
A field-by-field walkthrough of a generic laboratory report, report number, species, variety, weight, measurements, colour, treatment comments and origin.
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Certificate Explainer
Gem reports are dense documents. Enter the fields from your report and this tool explains what each one means, what to check, and where the value-relevant details hide.
This tool explains what report fields mean. It does not, and cannot, authenticate a report or confirm that a document is genuine. To verify a report, use the issuing laboratory’s own verification service.
This tool explains terminology. It does not authenticate reports, confirm laboratories or verify stones. Use the issuing laboratory's own verification service to check a report.
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