A Polished Diamond and Gold Course
(Duration: 5 days)
The five-day Diamond Grading including Identification short course should be studied by those with an interest in diamonds the opportunity to familiarize themselves with diamonds and diamond testing techniques that will enable you to accurately test, identify and grade diamonds.
This short course consists of practical training in polished diamonds and the fundamentals of precious metals with the main focus on gold.
Polished Diamond and Gold Course Objectives
The Polished diamond prepare the student to become proficient in every technique involved in the manufacture and grading of diamonds.
To teach the student how to sort and buy diamonds both in the rough and polished state and how colour, imperfection, shape and proportions affect prices.
Course Outline Diamond Portion:
- Diamond crystallography
- Diamond grading systehysical and optical properties: how to clarity grade, and how to plot clarity
- Characteristics
- Inclusions and blemishes
- How to grade diamonds in the normal colour range
- How cut affects light return, beauty and value
- How to determine table, crown angle, pavilion and depth
- Measurements
- How to read and compare Gemology or gemmology reports (GIA,EGL,HRD,IGI,AGS
- How to compare proportions
- Grading fancy shaped diamonds
- Moissanite identification
- Diamond stimulants and treatments
- How to grade mounted diamonds and price
- Fancy coloured diamonds
- Coloured stone overview
- Stages of diamond polishing and
- the international diamond price
Course outline Gold Portion
- Gold and precious metal identification
- Gold caratages with their equivalent
- Gold content in percentage and fineness terms
- Assaying
Course Costs
- South African citizen: R11500
- Non-South African citizen: USD $1200
- A 50% registration deposit fee is payable
Next training Course 15 February 2021
