SYNTHETIC & ADVANCED GEM IDENTIFICATION COURSE
This course has been designed for people who have already attended or are attending course on Colored Stones & Gem Identification (Course No.1) of this institute. The course primarily covers RUBY, SAPPHIRE & EMERALD in great detail. It enables the student to learn about characteristics of these gems from different mines. As learning about different mines and sources is highly important for trade of Gems, the course helps in going further into the trade. TOPICS TO BE COVERED : CHAPTER-1 :- Crystallography - How a Crystal Grows in Nature Microscope- Advanced Techniques PART – A : INDIVIDUAL MINES CORRUNDUM BURMA (a) Characteristics of Burmese Ruby & Sapphire (b) Practical classes for viewing of these stones SRI LANKA (a) Charactertistics of Sri Lankan Sapphire & Ruby (b) Practical classes for viewing of these stones THAILAND (a)Characteristics of Thai Sapphire & Ruby (b)Practical classes for viewing of these stones KASHMIR (a) Characteristics of Kashmir Sapphire (b) Practical classes for viewing of these stones KABUL (a) Characteristics of Kabul Ruby (b) Practical classes for viewing of these stones INDIA (a) Characteristics of Indian Ruby (b) Practical classes for viewing of these stones EMERALD ZAMBIA (a) Characteristics of Zambian Emerald (b) Practical viewing of these stones BRAZIL (a) Characteristics of Brazilian Emerald (b) Practical viewing of these stones COLUMBIA (a) Characteristics of Cloumbian Emerald (b) Practical viewing of these stones PAKISTAN (SWAT) (a) Characteristics of Pakistan Emerald (b) Practical viewing of these stones AFGHANISTAN (PANJSHEER) (a) Characteristics of Afghani Emerald (b) Practical viewing of these stones PART- B : SYNTHETIC & TREATED GEMS CHAPTER-1 VERNEUIL PROCESS & PULLING METHOD (a) Description of process illustrated with slides (b) Demonstration of inclusions on microscope (c) Practical classes for viewing of verneuli stones including immersion & other techniques. CHAPTER-2 FLUX PROCESS (a) Description of process illustrated with slides (b) Inclusions & their detection on microscope (c) Practical Classes for viewing of flux stones CHAPTER-3 HYDROTHERMAL METHOD (a) Description of process illustrated with slides (b) Inclusion &methods of detection (c) Practical Classes for viewing of these stones CHAPTER-4 TREATMENTS (a) Heat treatment – Description & illustration on Microscope (b) Surface Diffusion – Description & Illustration on Microscope (c) Doublets & Triplets and Foil Backs (d) Practical classes for viewing the above stones CHAPTER-5 INDIVIDUAL TOPICS (a) Fracture Filing of Diamonds (b) Syn.Quartz, Opal, Alexandrite, Yag (c) Practical classes for viewing of stones (d) Identification of Moissanite & Syn.Diamonds DURATION& TIMINGS: 50 classes of 1 ½ hours each spread over a period of 3 months on an average 3-4 classes shall be held per week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Fridays. The timings of the course are indicated in the schedule of Fee & Timing Duration etc. being provided herewith at the end.
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