Heat Treatment

Treatments & Enhancements

Definition

The controlled heating of a gemstone to high temperatures to improve or alter its color, clarity, or both, by inducing or dissolving inclusions and changing trace element oxidation states.

Detailed Explanation

将宝石控制加热至高温,通过诱发或溶解内含物、改变微量元素氧化态,从而改善或改变颜色、净度或两者兼有。