Gem Identification (Practical -II)

• To enhance the skills of  Gem Identification  by  using  various laboratory equipment such as the gemological microscope, dichroscope, specific gravity balance, refract meter, ultraviolet light, spectroscope, and other instruments used in gem identification.

Course Content:
I    Uses of various instruments:
Refract meter, Polariscope, Microscope, Spectroscope, Ultraviolet lamp , Hardness pencil ,  Diamond probe, Chelsa  filter, 10x lens. MM Watch, optimizer, etc
II   Identification, Sorting And Grading Of Stones.
•    Rough And Polished Gems
•    Synthetic And Simulant Gems,
•    Absorption Spectrum.
•    Defects In Gem Minerals
•    Flaws And Inclusions.
•    Recognize The Color, Clarity And Cut Grading Criteria Of  Gemstones
•    Evaluating The Cut
•    Grading Set Stones
•    Clarity Grading For Colored Stones
III   Identification of Diamond  
•    Natural And Synthetic Diamond,
•    Quality Of Diamond
•    Inclusions In Diamond And Their Significance

•    Clarity Grading Diamonds
•    Color Grading White Diamonds
•    Color Grading Fancy Colored Diamonds
•    Cut Grading Diamonds

IV   Identification of Organic gem minerals-
•    Pearl, Amber, Coral & Shell

V    Survey of Gemstones(Project)
•    Collect just a bunch of  pictures of common and rare gems with a few bullet points on each, & collect some approachable  gem stones for presentation.