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de Gemmologia - MONOGRAPHIC COURSES
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Microscopy
applied to gemmology
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| Date:10-13 February 2003 | Time:19-21h. |
| Duration: 3 hours of theory & 6 of laboratory. | |
| Prerequisites: No prerequisites. | |
| Contents: Optic Instruments. lupa. El microscopi. Tipus de microscopis. Tècniques d'observació (reflexió, transmissió, camp fosc, immersió, etc.). Fotomicrografia. Altres tècniques d'adquisició d'imatges. Treballs pràctics d'observació de diferents aspectes interns i externs de gemmes. | |
| Classroom: To determine. | Prize: 120 Euro. |
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Introduction
to cut gems I
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| Date: Thursday, 21/11-19/12 2002 | Time: 16:00-20:00 Pm |
| Duration: 12-hour workshop. | |
| Prerequisites: No prerequisits | |
| Contents: Cuts | |
| Classroom: Workshop(underground floor, Faculty of Geology) | Prize: 240 Euro |
Information
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Introduction
to cut gems II
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| Date: To be determined | Time: To be determined |
| Duration: 12-hour workshop. | |
| Prerequisites:For those who have taken Introduction to cut gemms I, or attended the cutting practicals in the Gemmology I course. | |
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| Classroom: Workshop(underground floor- Faculty of Geology) | Prize: To be determined |
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Gemmology:
an introduction
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| Date:7-12 April 2003 | Time: 19-21 PM (12 April: 17-19 PM) |
| Duration: 8 hours of theory and 4 hours of practicals. | |
| Prerequisites: No prerequisites. | |
| Contents: Gems. External Features. Cut. Properties. Inclusions. Diamond. Coulored Gems (ruby, saphir, emerald). Pearl. Sinthesis and gems treatments . Laboratory: identification methods: microscopy, refractometer and espectroscopy. | |
| Classroom: To be determined | Prize: 168 Euro |
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Pearl
clasification
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| Date: To be determined | Time: To be determined |
| Duration: 2 hours of theory and 6 hours of practicals | |
| Prerequisits: For those who have passed Gemmology I, or have obtained the certificate for the organic gemmological materials course. | |
| Contents: Natural Pearls and cultivated pearls. Features to identificate them. Classification Criterions. Pearl commerce. Laboratory: identification criteria; microscopy, magnifying glass and calibrator. | |
| Classroom: To be determined | Prize: To be determined |
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Clasification
of cut diamonds
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| Date: 13-16 January 2003 | Time: 19-21 PM |
| Duration:2 hours of theory and 6 sessions of practicals | |
| Prerequisites: No prerequisites. | |
| Contents: The aim of this course is to introduce students to the criteria for diamond classification (called 4Cs) and to classify in a practical way cut diamonds. | |
| Classrooma: To be determined | Prize: 120 Euro |
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Precious
metals and their aplications
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| Date: 10-19 March 2003 | Time: 17-19 PM |
| Duration:16 hours. | |
| Prerequisites: No prerequisites. | |
| Contents: Metallic Bond. Metal structure. Gold. Silver. Platinum. Copper. Chrome. Steel. Titanium. Metallic alloys. Practicals: Characterization of precious metals and alloys. Touchstone, metallographic microscopy. XR Fluorescense Espectroscopy. | |
| Classroom: To be determined | Prize: 180 Euro |
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Gem Colour
and its measurement
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| Date: 31 March-4 April 2003 | Time: 19:00-21:00 PM |
| Duration: 4 hours of theory & 4 hours of practicals. | |
| Prerequisites: No prerequisites | |
| Contents:
Light. Colour. Colour Attributes. Colorimetry. Absolute &
Comparative Measurement. Colour Causes in minerals & gems. Laboratory: colorimetry of plane surfaces. Colorimetry of gems (absolute & comparative methods). |
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| Classroom: Classroom 1 | Prize: 120 Euro |
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News in
Gemmological
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| Date: To be determined | Time: To be determined |
| Duration: 10 hours of theory. | |
| Prerequisites: to Gemmologists | |
| Contents: Laboratory: identification methods; microscopy, magnifying glass and calibrator. | |
| Classroom: To be determined. | Prize: To be determined. |
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Organic
gemmological materials
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| Date: 9-20 December 2002 | Time: 18-21 PM |
| Duration: 7 hours of theory and 7 hours of practicals. | |
| Prerequisites: No prerequisites. | |
| Contents:
Pearl, Coral, Ivory, Amber and Jet. Laboratory: identification methods; microscopy, and magnifying glass. |
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| Classroom: To be determined. | Prize: 240 Euro |
