Gemologist Instrument & Devices at IGTC
Here at IGTC, our Gemologists use a variety of tools and modern scientific equipment which allows for the accurate tests to be performed in order to identify a gemstone by its specific characteristics and properties.
Some of the equipment used are as follows:
- Presidium Thermal & Hardness detector
- Corrected 10× loupe
- Microscope 100x
- Refractometer
- Polarizing filter
- Magnifying eyepiece
- Contact liquid for RI (refractive index) up to 1.81
- Polariscope
- Optic figure sphere
- Dichroscope
- Spectroscope (handheld or desktop)
- Penlight
- Tweezers
- Stone cloth
- Color filter
- Immersion cell
- Ultraviolet lamp
- Water test cup
Pricing
Based on test results by our state of the art devices and modern scientific equipment (mentioned above), we issue a detailed IDENTIFICATION REPORT of the gem with a very nominal charge of Rs.200 per carat only.