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AGL is the originator of the FastTrack program of GemBriefs. Soon after this innovative service was launched in February 2007, it rapidly became an accepted and highly requested program. It’s convenient credit card size and format, combined with high-quality analysis, was immediately embraced by the gem and jewelry industry as an informative yet affordable option of colored gemstone documentation. This service provides an excellent opportunity to increase buyer confidence at every level of the supply chain.

As the saying goes: Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Other laboratories are now offering their own version of credit card size reports modeled after AGL’s GemBriefs, but don’t be fooled by similar names, products or formats. Only AGL provides the highest state-of-the-art technology and expertise to support the information regarding identification and enhancement disclosure provided on each FastTrack report.

AGL GemBrief cards are gem variety specific – such as for ruby, emerald, sapphire, tanzanite, zircon, and numerous other gemstone varieties. Each card is made from thick, glossy plastic and comes in its own clear plastic protective sleeve for easy handling and presentation.

The information provided on each GemBrief includes a report number (beginning with the letters GB), the gemstone’s identification (e.g., Natural Sapphire), measurements, carat weight (estimated if mounted or “stated by client” if loose weight is known), shape and cutting style, general color, enhancement information, and a digital image of the actual gemstone. There also is a section for comments at the bottom of each GemBrief that is used mostly to support the enhancement information provided.

For many gemstone varieties, enhancements are broken up into “Standard” and “Additional.” Standard enhancements are those which are commonly applied to the variety in question – examples being the heating of rubies, sapphires, tanzanite and aquamarine, or the “oiling”/clarity enhancement of emeralds. Additional enhancements are those less routinely applied to the gemstone in question, but that also require disclosure – for example, the glass filling of rubies, the deposition of heating residues along fissures in corundum (rubies and sapphires), or the coating of tanzanite, to name a few.

For certain gemstones, “Locality-type” information can be provided upon request and is an additional service to our regular GemBrief reports. Locality-type indicates that the gemstone in question possesses specific properties and characteristics most commonly associated with that locale, although it may or may not be the actual area in which the gemstone was originally found. Clients desiring county-of-origin determination of a gemstone are encouraged to request an AGL Prestige Report.

The back of each FastTrack report provides variety specific information regarding mineral type, color range, history and localities from where the gem type is recovered. Also supplied on the back of the card is our consumer reference Enhancement Stability Index which ranks the stability of treatments under normal conditions of wear.