This course provides students with a grounding in the assessment of color, clarity and cut for ruby and sapphire, emphasizing how such factors affect their values in an ever-changing marketplace. The opportunity for extensive practice is provided through AIGS’s vast sample gemstone collection, which includes a wide-range of gem varieties and qualities.
Students will learn practical grading skills on how to assess color, clarity and cut for ruby and sapphire, emphasizing how such factors affect their values in an ever-changing marketplace.
This course teaches students the basics how to identify treated and untreated, enhancements commonly performed on rubies and sapphires.
With AIGS’s large collection of ruby and sapphire, students will get hands-on experience with exposure to the many colors available with the gem variety as well as gain an understanding of the different qualities.
