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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
    COLORED STONES & GEM      IDENTIFICATION COURSE
    DIAMONDS & DIAMOND GRADING      COURSE
    SYNTHETIC & ADVANCED GEM      IDENTIFICATION COURSE
    PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL COURSE
    DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE
    EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AT      THE INSTITUTE
    SCHEDULE OF TIMINGS, FEES &      DURATION

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.

The second part of the course covers SYNTHETIC & TREATED Rubies, Sapphires & Emeralds . It enlists the method of manufacture along with identification features. Apart from this various treatments carried on to improve these gems & their identification is also covered in detail.

These Gems from different mines shall be demonstrated practically and so shall be synthetic Gems made by Flux, Hydrothermal Method etc. The same thing goes for treated Gems like HEAT TREATED & DIFFUSION TREATED ONES. The students handle these stones practically.


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.