Gemstone Treatments

This page lists the many types of treatments and enhancements used to improve gemstone appearance and durability.
Bleaching photo Bleaching Using acids or oxidizing agents to remove unwanted colour from a gem. HTHP (High-Temperature High-Pressure) photo HTHP (High-Temperature High-Pressure) Treatment for diamonds. Irradiation photo Irradiation Treament with ionizing radiation to enhance or change colour of gem. Lasering photo Lasering Using a laser to burn a hole into a gemstone to aid removal of inclusions.


A-Z list of all other treatments


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