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None of the sapphires sold on Simply Sapphires are Berylium Heated, Diffused or Berylium Enhanced. Only a select few labs have the vapability to detect berylium. Very few gemological laboratories have the resources for purchasing this equipment. Labs that can detect beryllium treatment include GIA (Gemological Institute of America), GRS (GemResearch Swisslab), AGL (American Gemological Laboratory) and GIT (Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand). Reputable labs that cannot test for beryllium treatment, for example AIGS (Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences), will put a note on their sapphire test reports that reads "Not LIBS tested." This indicates that the gem has not been tested for lattice diffusion treatment. Its one of the reasons we only buy yellow sapphires from select dealers in Sri Lanka that don't use the berylium diffusion methods, it filters out the possibilities, since it seems many padparadscha, orange, yellow, pink and reds that arrives via Thailand these days is Berylium treated in some manner. Almost guaranteed is that if you see a yellow, pink, padparadscha, orange or red sapphire for a few hundred dollars or less on Ebay without a certification from a major gem lab, its been berylium enhanced to change its color,
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