Laboratory
Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT)
Manama, Bahrain
Natural pearls; gemstones and diamonds
Danat, the Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones, is Bahrain's national laboratory, in the East Tower of the Bahrain World Trade Center in Manama. Bahrain was for centuries the centre of the Gulf's natural pearl trade.
What it does
Natural pearl testing and identification, gemstone and diamond reports, research and education.
Using any laboratory
- Ask what the report will state (identity, treatment, origin, grade) and how long it takes; turnaround and fees change.
- Check a report online with the laboratory's own report-check service, and match the stone to the report.
- Reports from different laboratories can differ, especially on colour grades, treatment and origin. A report is an opinion based on the tests made, not a valuation.
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