trade in precious stones and gemological laboratories

"Kashmir sapphire", in fact originating from Madagascar, get on the gemstone market in larger sizes and quantities.
Recently, the Swiss Gemmological Institute (SSEF) has analyzed a large number of new deposits of sapphires Bemeynti (Bemainty), located near the small town Ambatonrazaka on the island of Madagascar. Stones were provided laboratory several reliable independent sources.
Sapphires are strongly reminiscent of "Kashmir" in appearance, and in the same way as the original stones, characterized by slight haze that causes their velvety blue color characteristic of high-quality sapphires from Kashmir.
Unfortunately, many of these new Sapphire accompanied by gemological certificates describing their Kashmiri origin. But lab recently tested such "Kashmir" sapphire weighing from 5 to 50 carats, I came to the conclusion that they came from a new deposit near Bemeynti / Ambatonrazaka Madagascar. When checking the sapphires used carefully microscopic observation, as well as a number of complex scientific techniques, including Raman microspectrometers.
Hit the market a large number of new "pseudo-Kashmir" sapphire looks challenging for the segment of trade in precious stones and gemological laboratories, especially since some of these sapphires from Madagascar deliberately introduced to the market of precious stones with fraudulent statements about of historical origins in Kashmir.
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