The course includes 17 lessons that will take you through the entire process of gemstone formation including a video field trip to a topaz producing pegmatite dike. We will look at 60 of the most often seen colored gemstones and learn about their formation, properties and how to identify them in preparation for our Gemology Tools and Techniques course. Practical exercise where we send you gemstones to identify is included at the end of your RG or RGA program.
Course Number: ISG102
Program: Registered Gemologist and Registered Gemologist Appraiser
Lessons:17
Video Lectures: 29
Certificate of Completion: Yes
Individual Course: Yes. $495.00
Getting Started
Why Gemstones Have Color
Gemstone Properties 1
Gemstone Properties 2
Crystal Systems
Gemstones A – E
Gemstones F – M
Gemstones O – S
Gemstones T – Z
Isomorphous Replacement Series
Gemstone Phenomena 1
Gemstone Phenomena 2
Created and Treated Introduction
Diffusion
Gemstone Color Grading
Gemstone Cut Grading
Gemstone Clarity Grading
Final Exam