| Hi Jeremy,
I think it is definitely a question of the standard for judging them. If you say that all PPBs are supposed to be judged and called by their origin, I do not see why this same standard should not then apply to filled pearl domes or for that matter to tissue-only nucleated cultured pearls. Under the bottom line that standard really only serves the interests of mystiquery providers and certainly not consumers. This is not a standard worthy of any gemological standard-setting body. Unless the GIA takes a stand that opal doublets or triplets deserve a special exalted place in the gemworld far ahead of solid opals, it is just playing to industry demands and a shame for the GIA, about as bad as lowering the standard for thick nacre on akoyas to 0.25mm.
Zeide
Last edited by Zeide Erskine; 10-28-2006 at 02:03 AM.
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