{"id":11402,"date":"2014-02-06T08:27:54","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T08:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/?p=11402"},"modified":"2022-01-27T06:17:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T06:17:50","slug":"poor-quality-and-fake-bangkok-sapphires-flood-indian-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/natural-fine-planetary-talismans\/poor-quality-and-fake-bangkok-sapphires-flood-indian-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor quality and fake Bangkok sapphires flood Indian market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Poor quality and fake Bangkok sapphires flood Indian market<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Fake-Blue-Sapphire-classified-as-Bangkok-Sapphire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Fake-Blue-Sapphire-classified-as-Bangkok-Sapphire-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Fake-Blue-Sapphire-classified-as-Bangkok-Sapphire-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Fake-Blue-Sapphire-classified-as-Bangkok-Sapphire.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> Fake Blue Sapphire classified as Bangkok Sapphire<\/p>\n<p>There is a very good investigative report by Sunday Guardian that sheds light on Poor Quality and fake gemstones getting certified by fake labs in India. A huge demand has led to mushrooming of fake labs issuing fake certificates<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt from the article:<\/p>\n<p>The next time you buy a blue sapphire (or neelam stone) as recommended by your family astrologer, &#8220;to ward off Saturn&#8217;s evil effects on your horoscope&#8221;, ensure that it is not of poor quality or worse, a fake. Several astrologers and gemstone merchants in Mumbai&#8217;s Zaveri Bazaar claim that the blue sapphires widely available in the market are either synthetic or treated stones from Thailand, called &#8220;Bangkok sapphires&#8221; or &#8220;Bangkok Neelam&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Full Story can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunday-guardian.com\/investigation\/poor-quality-and-fake-bangkok-sapphires-flood-indian-market\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beware of Fake Gemstones and Fake Labs and ensure that you do a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/gemsdontwork.php\">100% error free Gemstone Therapy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other Relevant Links<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/buyerbeware.php\">Gem Pyramid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/pretty-baubles-or-gemstones.php\">Cheapest is the most expensive Gemstone<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/pretty-baubles-or-gemstones.php\">The Sava Paach Ratti Astrologer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/ratticaratconverter.php\">The Truth of Rattis and Carats<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/jyotishquality.php\">Natural and Untreated and Still not Jyotish Quality.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9Gemstoneuniverse<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gemstoneuniverse.com-The-Gold-Standard-in-Planetary-Gemology.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-11343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gemstoneuniverse.com-The-Gold-Standard-in-Planetary-Gemology-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poor quality and fake Bangkok sapphires flood Indian market Fake Blue Sapphire classified as Bangkok Sapphire There is a very good investigative report by Sunday Guardian that sheds light on Poor Quality and fake gemstones getting certified by fake labs in India. 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