Our Advanced Gemstone Charter course offers expertise and knowledge to a gem enthusiast and enables them to identify, grade and value gemstones based on international gemstone grading standards. The course aligns closely with the international colored stone industry, which will enable the candidate to easily relate to current market dynamics and terminologies.
Overview of the course
- Get professional insight into identification of gem quality factors
- Learn definitions, recognize gems’ beauty, rarity and durability affect their value
- Differentiate between natural and synthetic counterparts with the help of practical learning
- Hands-on experience with equipment such as refractometer, Chelsea color filter and more
- Sessions about heat treatment, irradiation, lattice diffusion, dyeing, oiling and resin treatments
- Learn to identify transparent gems like ruby, emerald, sapphire, tanzanite, and more
- Detect gemstone phenomena and study causes behind them
- Various types of cuts and facets and how they affect the transmission of light
