GIA Now Analyzing Fancy-Shaped Melee
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 5:44 pm
This is good because we've repeatedly seen articles about synthetic diamonds being mixed in with natural melee, and of course round isn't the only shape they're found in so this good so buyers can be sure that what they bought is real, and not laced with lab-growns or imitations posing as diamonds. 
GIA Now Analyzing Fancy-Shaped Melee
By Michelle Graff
michelle.graff@nationaljeweler.com
August 27, 2020
An image of a sealed bag of diamond melee examined by GIA through its Melee Analysis Service. Launched in 2016 for round diamonds, the service has been expanded to fancy shapes. (Photo © GIA)
"New York—The Gemological Institute of America is expanding its now four-year-old Melee Analysis Service to include small fancy-shaped diamonds.
GIA introduced the automated system in 2016 to address then-growing concerns in the industry about lab-grown and treated diamonds being mixed in with natural diamonds in parcels of melee.
When launched, the system was available only for round diamonds, but GIA announced last week it was expanding the service to include fancy-shaped diamonds.
GIA Melee Analysis Service separates natural diamonds from lab-grown and potentially HPHT-treated natural diamonds along with identifying diamond simulants, i.e., CZ or moissanite.
Screened round melee also can be sorted by color range and size range for an additional fee, ... '
https://www.nationaljeweler.com/diamond ... aped-melee
GIA Now Analyzing Fancy-Shaped Melee
By Michelle Graff
michelle.graff@nationaljeweler.com
August 27, 2020
An image of a sealed bag of diamond melee examined by GIA through its Melee Analysis Service. Launched in 2016 for round diamonds, the service has been expanded to fancy shapes. (Photo © GIA)
"New York—The Gemological Institute of America is expanding its now four-year-old Melee Analysis Service to include small fancy-shaped diamonds.
GIA introduced the automated system in 2016 to address then-growing concerns in the industry about lab-grown and treated diamonds being mixed in with natural diamonds in parcels of melee.
When launched, the system was available only for round diamonds, but GIA announced last week it was expanding the service to include fancy-shaped diamonds.
GIA Melee Analysis Service separates natural diamonds from lab-grown and potentially HPHT-treated natural diamonds along with identifying diamond simulants, i.e., CZ or moissanite.
Screened round melee also can be sorted by color range and size range for an additional fee, ... '
https://www.nationaljeweler.com/diamond ... aped-melee