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[Glossary](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary) · Treatments and origin

# Origin report

Also called country-of-origin report, geographic origin, origin determination

An origin report gives a lab's opinion on the country or region where a gem was mined.

## In more detail

GIA offers origin reports for ruby, sapphire, emerald, Paraíba tourmaline, red spinel and alexandrite. The lab compares the stone's inclusions and trace-element chemistry with reference stones of known origin. Some deposits overlap, so a lab cannot give an origin for every stone. Origin can change the price a lot, so ask for a report that supports any origin claim.

## On a grading report

Geographic origin: a country or region, when the lab can give an opinion.

## Related terms

- [Kashmir sapphire](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/kashmir-sapphire): A Kashmir sapphire is a blue sapphire from the Kashmir region on the India/Pakistan border. 'Kashmir blue' is a trade name for a deep, velvety blue, with no single agreed standard.
- [Three-phase inclusion](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/three-phase-inclusion): A three-phase inclusion is a small cavity that holds a liquid, a gas bubble and a crystal. The crystal is often a cube of salt (halite).
- [No indications of heating](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/no-indications-of-heating): 'No indications of heating' (NH) is the standard lab wording for a corundum that shows no signs of heat treatment.
- [Colored stone report](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/colored-stone-report): A colored stone report is a lab document that identifies a gem and states any treatment the lab detects. GIA's identification report describes the color but does not grade it.

## Learn more

- [What a diamond grading report is, and what it isn't](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/grading-reports/what-is-a-diamond-grading-report)

[All 328 terms](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary)