Gemstone treatment codes: the complete reference
What N, H, E, D, U, C, F, R, B, O, W and the rest actually mean, why disclosure is not optional, and how to record treatment so it survives the whole life of the stone.
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Gemstone inventory management: a working guide for the trade
Why stock books and spreadsheets stop working at about four hundred stones, what a gemstone inventory record actually needs to hold, and how to get from a shoebox of packets to a system you trust.
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AinaBazaar Gem Lab implements Nveloop GLMS software
The first gem laboratory in Afghanistan to move to cloud-based testing and reporting, with QR-verifiable certificates issued from day one.
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Longer guides worth your time
Some subjects need more than a blog post. These are the reference pieces our customers keep coming back to.
- How to sell gemstones online — inventory truth, certificates, photography, pricing, payment and shipping
- Gemstone inventory management — what a stone record must hold, and when spreadsheets stop working
- Gemstone treatment codes — the full disclosure reference for the colored stone trade
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