Rough Diamond Courses

We offering practical Rough Diamond Courses. The purpose of this practical course is to deliver focused knowledge on: •Sorting of clarity, color, sizes, weights and shapes •Sorting for cleavage and sawing •Identifying diamonds, synthetics, simulated stones and treatments

Duration: 5 / 7 days Diploma Awarded: Rough Diamond Grader

DAY 1 •Theoretical notions about rough diamonds, crystallography and chemistry •Diamond properties •Practice - sorting of rough diamonds according to quality (jewelry vs. industrial)

DAY 2 •Practice - sorting of rough diamonds: color and clarity

•The different steps in diamond fashioning from the rough to the finished product - cleavage, sawing, polishing, bruting •Practice - analysis of color and clarity, marking of rough diamonds

DAY 3 •Diamond producers: the different mines and the individual characteristics of their diamonds •Practice - sorting and evaluation of rough diamonds

DAY 4 •Practice - computerized quality estimation of rough diamonds (Sarin)

DAY 5 •Practical test and delivery of the Rough Diamond Diploma