The market size of colored gemstones in China grew from 20.0 billion yuan in 2013 to 318.6 billion yuan in 2017, with a compound annual growth rate of approximately 12.3%.

According to the prediction of authoritative institutions, the market size of colored gemstone jewelry is expected to reach 530.8 billion yuan in 2022. The compound annual growth rate from 2017 to 2022 is expected to be 10.7%, and the growth rate is quite optimistic.

China's colored gemstone market has entered a period of rapid growth and development. Besides the three precious gemstones - ruby, sapphire and emerald, there are more colored gemstones with the greatest potential for you to choose from.
If you haven't entered this field yet, how can you seize this opportunity? If you are already in it, how can you continuously maintain your leading edge?
By having a deep understanding of colored gemstones and knowing their current market situation and future development trends, you will gain the first-mover advantage and win in the future!
GUILD Colored Gemstone Identification and Evaluation Face-to-Face Courses.
Take you to systematically interpret the colored gemstones with the greatest potential in the market.

Course Highlights

Cover the colored gemstones with the greatest potential in the market.
Cover more than 10 kinds of colored gemstones such as spinel, tourmaline, morganite, aquamarine, chrysoberyl, garnet, demantoid, topaz, tanzanite, moonstone and so on.
Analyze their gemological characteristics, grading standards, origin characteristics, enhancement treatments, quality evaluations and market overviews.
Let you systematically understand colored gemstones, obtain the access qualifications, and thus smoothly enter the colored gemstone industry.

Closely combine theory with practice.
Help you systematically sort out the knowledge points of various colored gemstones.
Teach you to use professional gemstone identification instruments to distinguish gemstone imitations, synthetics and enhancement treatments.
Learn to correctly evaluate the quality of gemstones so that even beginners in colored gemstones can fully master them, get away from being an armchair strategist and achieve the best effect of learning and applying flexibly.

Created by a Professional Team
Backed by laboratories, integrate vast amounts of colored gemstone data and first-line treatment, synthesis and identification technologies into the course content.
Designed and created by Andrew Lucas, the dean of GUILD Gemstone Education Institute, a global expert in the colored gemstone supply chain and the father of "From mine to market" field gemology in person.
Taught by teachers who have been deeply involved in international high-quality colored gemstone markets such as Thailand and Myanmar for many years and have rich teaching experience in gemstone courses.
Provide one-on-one teaching guidance to answer your questions and doubts in a timely manner.

Course Outline

Six days of full-time study + 8 major categories of colored gemstones (50% theory + 50% practice)

Chapter One: Basic Concepts of Gemology
Establish the systematic framework of gemology.
Recognition and use of gemological identification instruments.
Practice: Recognition and practice of common gemological instruments.

Chapter Two: Spinel
Grading standards for "Jedi Knight" spinel.
Introduction to the origins of red-pink spinel.
Introduction to blue spinel.
Enhancement treatments of spinel.
Practice: Conventional identification of spinel rough stones and faceted gemstones.

Chapter Three: Tanzanite
Basic gemological characteristics of tanzanite.
Enhancement treatment methods of tanzanite.
Practice Course: Practice on tanzanite.

Chapter Four: Tourmaline
Introduction to rubellite and chrome tourmaline.
Color origin and origin characteristics of paraiba tourmaline.
Market introduction of paraiba tourmaline.
Enhancement treatments of paraiba tourmaline.
Practice Course: Conventional identification of paraiba tourmaline and other tourmalines.

Chapter Five: Chrysoberyl Family
Identification of cat's eye and similar products.
The color-changing principle of alexandrite.
Practice: Identification of chrysoberyl and similar gemstones.

Chapter Six: Garnet Family
Basic gemological characteristics of important garnet varieties.
Characteristics of tsavorite and spessartine garnets.
Origin characteristics and market of demantoid.

Practice:
Practice on demantoid from different origins.
Identification practice courses for tsavorite and spessartine garnets.

Chapter Seven: Topaz
Introduction to the history and origin of imperial topaz.
Practice: Practice on topaz.

Chapter Eight: Beryl Family
Basic gemological characteristics of morganite and aquamarine.
Enhancement treatments of morganite and aquamarine.
Quality evaluation of morganite and aquamarine.
Practice: Practice on morganite and aquamarine.

Comprehensive Practice Mock Examination
Practice on red gemstones.
Practice on blue gemstones.
Practice on green gemstones.
Practice on yellow gemstones.

Chapter Nine: Comprehensive Quality Evaluation of Colored Gemstones

Final Examination: Theory + Standard Sample Practice

Course Duration

Seven days

Price
￥9,800