ONLINE CRYSTAL & NATURAL STONE
ASSESSMENTS ACROSS EUROPE
Find Out What Your Crystal Really Is
Send photographs of your specimen and receive a clear written assessment of its visible characteristics, the stone types it most resembles, and the practical details that matter — by email, anywhere in Europe.
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Crystal Myths Assessment Week 2026
Have a stone that needs answers?
Crystal Myths Assessment Week 2026 Have a stone that needs answers?
since 2011
The
Crystal Myths
ASSESSMENTS ACROSS EUROPE
Crystal Myths was founded on a simple habit: looking closely. What began as a private desk-checking service for collectors in London is now a remote assessment studio serving clients across Europe.
About Crystal Myths
Crystal Myths works for one of the most diverse gem communities in Europe: collectors, jewellers, estate clerks and the simply curious — all of them served by the same written method and the same plain-English reports.
Our services
Whether you are a curious collector, a jeweller checking a customer’s piece, or an estate clearer sorting a mixed lot, a Crystal Myths assessment gives you a written, evidence-based view of what each stone appears to be — and exactly how we reached that view.
Pricing
Sorting a whole collection, an inheritance lot or a shop’s counter stock? The multi-item package reviews several pieces in one pass, with per-item notes and a summary of what deserves a closer look.
Crystal Myths Instruments
Every report is written in plain English and structured the same way: what we can see, what it suggests, and what it does not tell us. No jargon walls, no vague hedges — and no guarantees dressed up as certificates.
STRUCTURED WRITTEN ASSESSMENTS
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Crystal Myths works with collectors, jewellers, auction houses and private sellers from Lisbon to Helsinki. Wherever you are, the assessment arrives in your inbox — the same careful read, at the same flat price.
Choose a path below to see how the two assessment formats work, from your first photographs to the finished written report.
Single items
Assessments
We assess one piece end to end: its visible features under magnification, optical behaviour in your photos, the stone families it most resembles, and the questions worth asking a local gemmologist next.
Multi-item
Assessments
Collections, inheritance lots and shop stock rarely stop at one stone. The multi-item package reviews several pieces in a single pass and flags any that deserve a professional lab’s attention.
WHAT EVERY ASSESSMENT INCLUDES
Every report
in full
Each assessment arrives as a structured written report: a photograph-by-photograph read of the visible features, the most likely stone types with reasoning, and practical notes on care and next steps. You will also receive Sample assessment notes and aftercare notes, so you always know what the conclusion rests on — and what it does not cover.
Feature read
A close read of what your photos actually show — colour zoning, inclusions, lustre, transparency and cut — described in full before anything is concluded.
Report library
The stone families your piece most resembles, ranked, with the visible evidence relied on for each call stated openly.
Pricing
Care and handling notes that follow from what was seen — ultrasonic cleaners, sunlight and storage addressed where relevant.
Limits
Where the photographs cannot settle a question — treatments, origin, natural versus synthetic — the report says so plainly and names the lab test that would.
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT
Single or
Pricing
Two formats cover most situations: one piece looked at end to end, or several pieces reviewed in a single pass. Both are priced up front, with no upsells once photos are submitted.
Single Assessment
FOR ONE PIECE
One piece assessed end to end — its visible features, the stone types it most resembles, and practical notes, all in a single written report. The right starting point for one mystery stone.
Multi-Item Package
FOR COLLECTIONS
Several pieces reviewed in a single pass, with per-item findings and a summary that flags anything worth a professional lab’s attention. Built for lots, counters and estates.
Follow-Up Questions
AFTER YOUR REPORT
Something in the report unclear? Reply by email with your follow-up questions and we will answer them against the photographs you submitted — included with every assessment.
WHY IT WORKS
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