Laboratory

World class gemstone training

Our Partner

Art Miners Madagascar

Laboratory

In 2006, IGM opened its gem laboratory to the public.

Objectives:

- to give buyers and traders and mining operators the confidence they need in the gem market by using internationally valid gemstone certificate.

- to facilitate the trade of gemstones.

Services:

- Identification of gemstones through a comprehensive analysis by our qualified technicians (gemmologists FGA and GG) with possible detection of treatment (filling of the cracks, treatment by heating of corundum, etc.)

- provision of an identification report, internationally accepted

- provision of a technical data report

Equipment:

The laboratory has is equipped with standard gemmological instruments: polariscope, refractometer, microscope, spectroscope, dichroscope, UV light, micrometer, Chelsea filter, hydrostatic balance.

and a UV-Vis Spectrometer

Working hours:

- 8am to 4pm, from Monday to Friday

- no appointment is required

Technical assistance at the Madagasikara Gem Market:

The Madagasikara Gem Market (also called Market of stones or Tsenambato) takes place every first Friday and Saturday of the month at the Bibliothèque National Anosy and gathers several gemstones and jewellery salesmen.

IGM is present onsite offering a service of gemstone identification.

Costs category :

SERVICE	TARIFF (Ariary)
Identification costs with provision of the identification report for the natural ruby, synthetic ruby, natural sapphire, synthetic sapphire, natural emerald, synthetic emerald, natural diamond or synthetic diamond	30 000
Identification costs with provision of the identification report for the other gems	20 000
Identification costs without provision of the identification report	15 000
Costs of the technical data report, per type of test	10 000
Identification costs without provision of the identification report, in the gemshow Madagasikara Gem Market	5 000

Non commercial exportation fee: 20 000 Ariary

Commercial exportation fee:

Number of lot	Cut stones		Rough stones
Number of lot	Diamond, emerald, sapphire, ruby	Other gemstones	Diamond, emerald, sapphire, ruby	Other gemstones
1	40 000 Ar	20 000 Ar	60 000 Ar	30 000 Ar
2	80 000 At	40 000 Ar	120 000 Ar	60 000 Ar
3	120 000 Ar	60 000 Ar	180 000 Ar	90 000 Ar
4	160 000 Ar	80 000 Ar	240 000 Ar	120 000 Ar
5	200 000 Ar	100 000 Ar	300 000 Ar	150 000 Ar
6	240 000 Ar	120 000 Ar	360 000 Ar	180 000 Ar
7	280 000 Ar	140 000 Ar	420 000 Ar	210 000 Ar
8	320 000 Ar	160 000 Ar	480 000 Ar	240 000 Ar
9	360 000 Ar	180 000 Ar	540 000 Ar	270 000 Ar
10 and more	400 000 Ar	200 000 Ar	600 000 Ar	300 000 Ar