Gem Identification #1 - Practical Class Outline
The Gem Identification #1 workshop is held over five days and will cover the following 'compulsory' gemstones based on colour and transparency. Study stones will include faceted and cabochon cut gemstones in addition to rough specimens.
Crystallography
At least two examples of each crystal system (illustrating the symmetry characteristics of that particular crystal system) will be available for students to study.
| Colourless & White | Red | Pink | Orange | Yellow | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Diamond | Ruby | Sapphire | Sapphire | Natural Diamond | Natural Emerald |
| Cubic Zirconia | Spinel | Spinel | Topaz | Sapphire | Green Beryl |
| Lab-created Moissanite | Tourmaline | Kunzite | Citrine Quartz | Zircon | Tsavorite Garnet |
| GGG | Almandite Garnet | Topaz | Spessartite Garnet | Chrysoberyl | Sapphire |
| YAG | Rhodolite Garnet | Beryl | Hessonite Garnet | Topaz | Peridot |
| Zircon | Pyrope Garnet | Tourmaline | Zircon | Beryl | Zircon |
| Natural Sapphire | Zircon | Rose Quartz | Sunstone | Citrine Quartz | Tourmaline (Verdelite & Chrome) |
| Lab-created Spinel | Lab-created Spinel | Lab-created Spinel | Fire Opal | Scapolite | Alexandrite |
| Quartz | Coral | Glass | Amber | Tourmaline | Demantoid Garnet |
| Topaz | Chalcedony | Copal Resin | Cubic Zirconia | Jadeite | |
| Glass | Glass | Glass | Glass | Nephrite | |
| Chrysoprase | |||||
| Spinel Triplet | |||||
| Glass |
Optional Stones by Colour Grouping
Depending on where this class is held, students will also have access to a wide variety of 'optional' gemstones including:
Colourless & White
Lab-created Rutile, Strontium Titanate, Lithium Niobate, Phenakite, Tourmaline, Beryl, Grossular Garnet, Danburite, Jadeite, Imitation Coral, Jasper, Coral.
Red
Sphalerite, Sphene, Spessartite Garnet, Colour Change Garnet, Garnet-topped Doublet, Topaz, Beryl, Sunstone, Alexandrite, Lab-created Alexandrite, Jadeite, Imitation Coral, Jasper, Rhodonite, Rhodochrosite, Amber, Copal Resin, Fire Opal.
Pink
Benitoite, Diaspore.
Orange
Sphalerite, Sphene, Spinel, Tourmaline, Beryl, Bakelite.
Yellow
Sphalerite, Sphene, Grossular Garnet, Spinel, Danburite, Apatite, Brazilianite, Hiddenite, Phenakite.
Green
Garnet-topped Doublet, Spinel, Chrysoberyl, Epidote, Kyanite, Idocrase, Sinhalite, Diopside, Kornerupine, Hiddenite, Enstatite, Euclase, Apatite, Andalusite, Topaz, Brazilianite, Ekanite, Quartz, Moldavite, Obsidian, Chrome Chalcedony, Amazonite, Grossular Garnet, Aventurine Quartz, Chalcedony, Dyed Jasper, Maw-Sit Sit.
Please Note:
Classes are held from 9am to 12pm and from 1pm to 4pm with scheduled coffee breaks in the mornings and afternoons.
All equipment is provided.