8 hour 4-DVD Lecture Series

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ISG102 Gem Identification

This course will provide the student with a complete overview of colored gemstones, gem identification procedures, gemological equipment, and the colored gemstone markets. Tuition fee includes 15 StudyGem gemstones for you to use for your study and to keep. The course description includes:

• 22 Lessons
• How gemstones form
• Why gemstones have color
• Understanding the gemological equipment
• How to use the gemological equipment to identify gemstones
• How to identify the 60 most often seen gemstones
• Many full color photographs and graphics
• ISG Colored Gemstone Identification Certificate of Completion.

This course will provide the student with a complete overview of colored gemstones from formation to grading, including how to use the gemological equipment required to perform the identifications. The course materials cover the 60 top gemstones seen on the current market, including gemological properties, how to identify the gemstones, and how to grade the gemstones. Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Operate the gemological equipment used to identify gemstones
• Identify over 60 of the most common gemstones on the market.
• Perform gemstone testing services for jewelry stores.
• Perform gemological duties for appraisal labs, gemstone dealers, and jewelry stores.

Lessons: 22 plus 8 hour DVD lecture. Prerequisites: None

Gem Equipment Required: ISG Polariscope, Conoscope, Stone Holder, ISG Refractometer, RI Liquid, Polarizing filter, Chelsea filter Diffraction Grating Spectroscope ISG Calcite Dichroscope, Fully Corrected 10x Professional Jeweler's Loupe, Lighted Diamond MM Gauge

The equipment is available in a special package at a special low price from the ISG Gemology Store