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Gemological Institute of America

The institute's own instrument line, of which the iD100 is a spectroscopic screening device for separating natural diamond from laboratory-grown diamond and simulants.

The record

Kind of equipmentTesting instruments
BasedCarlsbad, United States
Founded1931
Price, as listedPrices are published in US dollars on GIA's own store: GIA iD100 from USD 5,795, GIA Match iD USD 695, Gemolite NXT from USD 6,495 and Diamond Dock USD 3,295.
StatusTrading

What it makes

Named as the maker names them on its own site. Specifications and availability change; confirm with the maker before ordering.

GIA iD100GIA Match iDGIA Gemolite NXT MicroscopeGIA Gemolite NXT PhotomicroscopeGIA Diamond DockDuplex II Refractometer with Polarizing FilterGIA PolariscopeGIA UV Lamp and Viewing CabinetGIA Fluorescence Reference BlockGIA Color Grading Disc

Worth knowing

GIA's own wording is that the iD100 returns Pass for natural diamond and Refer for stones needing further testing, so a Refer result is not itself an identification. GIA states its world headquarters is 5345 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, California.

Official source

Compiled from store.gia.edu, read on August 16, 2026.

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