Gemologists typically use either a
stereo microscope or a
gemological microscope when viewing precious stones or gems. A
gem clamp is used to hold the stone in place and often
darkfield illumination is used to direct the light around the precious stone.
These gems were captured under a
Richter Optica S6 LCD tablet camera stereo microscope using 7x magnification.
![Precious stone captured under stereo microscope. Gem under microscope image](//1.bp.blogspot.com/-cEPAbX1T2Y4/UvPVWSVhKHI/AAAAAAAACbw/ZPGa9ylgTl0/s1600/S6-tablet-gem2.jpg) |
Precious stone captured under stereo zoom microscope. |