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Diamond Grading and Sorting
Paper Code:
JWT 502
Credits:
3
Contact Hours:
45.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
- To provide an understanding of physical and optical properties ofdiamonds, cutting and polishing 4-c's, simulants and their identification, natural inclusions, polishing, faceting, clarity & colour grades
9.00
Unit I:
History of Diamond
- The Dark Ages, The Middle Ages & Recent Times
- Mining
- Sourcing
- Famous diamonds
9.00
Unit II:
Type of Diamond and Colour in Diamond
- Colour formation
- White, Pink, Green, Yellow , Blue & Champagne Diamonds
- Colour treatment in diamond
9.00
Unit III:
Diamond Cutting And Polishing & Grading
- Instruments used for grading and sorting of diamonds
- Importance of cutting, grading and sorting of diamonds
- Inclusions
9.00
Unit IV:
Physical Properties Of Diamonds :
- 4 -c's –Color, Cut ,Celerity, Carat
- Specific gravity
- Hardness
- Cleavage
- Simulation / Synthetic
- Crystal system in Diamond
- Manmade Diamond
- Simulants
9.00
Unit V:
Optical Properties Of Diamonds
·Dispersion
·Faceting
- Luster
- Fluorescence
- Brilliance
- Certification
Essential Readings:
Essentials Reading:
- Spear, K. E., & Dismukes, J. P. (Eds.). (1994). Synthetic diamond: emerging CVD science and technology (Vol. 25). John Wiley & Sons.
- Neves, A. J., & Nazaré, M. H. (Eds.). (2001). Properties, growth and applications of diamond IET.
- Weinstein, M. (2013). Precious and semi-precious stones. Read Books Ltd.
- Bourdier, F. (2006). The mountain of precious stones: Ratanakiri, Cambodia: essays in social anthropology. Center for Khmer Studies.
- Schumann, W. (2009). Gemstones of the World. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc..
References:
Books Recommended:-
- Bergenstock, D. (2004). An Analysis of the International Diamond Market.
- Mathur,A.(2006). Diamond : Eternal Fire. Rupa & Co.
- Pagel-Theisen, V. (2001). Diamond grading ABC: The manual. Rubin & Son.
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