What you will learn
This course explains the essential facts about Coloured Gemstones and their suitability for jewellery. It is ideal for anyone working in the jewellery industry who wants to learn more about Gemstones and to gain confidence in describing or selling Sapphire, Ruby or Emerald.
Topic 1: Definition of a Gemstone
Topic 2: Myth & Legend
Topic 3: How Gemstones are formed
Topic 4: Gemstones in their natural state
Topic 5: Organic gemstones
Topic 6: Mining & Recovery
Topic 7: Gemstone Sources
Topic 8: Cutting Gemstones
Topic 9: Gemstone Families
Topic 1: Gemstone Properties
Topic 2: Chemical Composition
Topic 3: Physical Properties – Crystallography
Topic 4: Physical Properties – Hardness
Topic 5: Physical Properties – Density & Weight
Topic 6: Optical Properties – Colour
Topic 7: Optical Properties – Lustre
Topic 8: Optical Properties – Refraction
Topic 9: Optical Properties – Dispersion
Topic 10: Unusual Optical effects
Topic 11: Treatments
Topic 1: Sapphire Properties
Topic 2: Sapphire Colours
Topic 3: Inclusions & Colour Zoning in Sapphire
Topic 4: Treatments carried out on Sapphire
Topic 5: Synthetic Sapphire
Topic 6: Sapphire Imposters
Topic 7: Pricing of Sapphire
Topic 1: Ruby properties
Topic 2: Shades of Ruby
Topic 3: Inclusions in Ruby
Topic 4: Treatment of Ruby
Topic 5: Synthetic Ruby
Topic 6: Ruby Imposters
Topic 7: Pricing of Ruby
Topic 1: Emerald Properties
Topic 2: Shades of Emerald
Topic 3: Inclusions in Emerald
Topic 4: Common Emerald Treatments
Topic 5: Synthetic Emerald
Topic 6: Emerald Imposters
Topic 7: Pricing of Emerald
