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On Campus Courses | Lab Classes | Diamond Simulants Seminar

Identifying Diamond Simulants & Moissanite

This seminar is a unique combination of presentations and hands-on training which helps you acquire a discerning eye on how to differentiate between Natural diamonds and Simulants and thereby enhance business efficiency.

Program Highlights

Learn
  • How to identify Synthetic Moissanite (latest diamond simulant) and separate them from Natural diamonds
  • Identification under 10X magnification (with a Jewellers Loupe and Microscope)
  • Practice on actual stone sets (natural, synthetic, moissanites & other important simulants)

Program at a Glance

  • Duration: 1 day
  • What you Earn: Letter of Completion

Identifying Synthetic Diamonds

This seminar is a unique combination of presentations and hands-on training which helps you acquire a discerning eye on how to differentiate between Natural and Synthetic diamonds and enhance your business efficiency.

Program Highlights

Learn
  • How to identify HPHT grown synthetic diamonds and separate them from Natural diamonds
  • Through presentation, how CVD grown Synthetic diamonds are identified and separated from Natural ones

Program at a Glance

  • Duration: 4 hours
  • What you Earn: GIA Letter of Completion

Identifying Diamond Treatments

Learn the art of identifying treated diamonds and save costly mistakes. Colour and Clarity treated diamonds are widespread in the jewellery industry. With the ever-increasing sophistication of diamond treatment, jewellers, gemmologists and diamantaires must stay current with identification and characterisation of treated stones.

Program Highlights

Learn
  • Fracture-Filled Diamonds
  • Laser-Drilled diamonds
  • Irradiated Diamonds
  • Coated Diamonds
  • HPHT Diamonds

Program at a Glance

  • Duration: 4 hours
  • What you Earn: GIA Letter of Completion
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