SRDC INDIA’s new Gems Junior program is not just for kids – parents and educators will want to use it An unheard of price for a complete program in gemology, making the study affordable to a far wider market than previously dreamed geared toward 9-14-year-old students, is a great way for adults and children to explore the world of gems and jewelry all together in 1 course. The learning experience can take place wherever it is most comfortable and convenient. The “Gem Explorer” section highlights 9 popular gems – such as diamond, ruby and pearl – The Gemologist Apprentice program is an entry level education program that includes a set of basic identification tools for kids that they get to keep. It covers all aspects of introductory gemology including how gemstones form in the various types of rock a look at the 7 crystal systems, a review of 20 gemstones and how to do basic gem identification, and finally it covers careers in gemology that are open to aspiring gemologist apprentices.

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2. Ruby
Ruby is
distinguished for
its bright red color,
being the most
famed and fabled
red gemstone.
Transparent rubies
of large sizes are
even rarer than
Diamonds. Ruby
has always been
classified as an
individual
gemstone.
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3. YELLOW SAPPHIRE
Sapphire and Ruby are both corundum, Sapphires are
corundum of all colors except red. The name sapphire comes
from the Greek word "sapphirus" for blue but sapphires come
in many colors including Yellow, orange, green black, purple,
violet, light blue, pink, and the rare orange-pink
Padparadscha" sapphire. Yellow Sapphire is known as
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4. Blue sapphire
Sapphire is the most precious and valuable Blue
gemstone. However, the term Sapphire encompasses all
other gem varieties and colors of Corundum as well,
excluding Ruby, the red variety of Corundum, which has
its own name since antiquity. Blue sapphire results from a
combination of titanium and iron oxides.
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5. Emerald
Emerald, the green variety
of Beryl, is the most famous
and valuable green gemstone.
Very pale colored stones are
not called Emeralds but rather
“Green Beryl". They are
sometimes Heat Treated, which
causes their color to turn blue
and transform into Aquamarine
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6. DIAMOND
Diamond, the most famed and fabled of all gemstones, is
very unique in many ways. Renowned for being the
hardest substance on earth, its sparkling fire, durability,
and rarity make Diamond the most prized of all gems. No
gemstone contains as much allure and interest as does
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7. Coral
Unlike most other gemstones which are of mineral origin,
Coral is organic, formed by living organisms. The Red
Coral or Precious Coral as it is often known by, is the most
used gemstone form of Coral. In fact, the color known
as coral is derived from the typical pinkish-orange color of
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8. Pearl
Pearls have been highly valued as
gemstones since antiquity, and their
allure and beauty has always been
magnified by the difficulty of
obtaining them in early times. Pearls
are composed of calcium
and organic conchiolin that build up
as concentric layers as they are
secreted by their host.
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9. CAT'S EYE
Cat's Eye describes a gemstone polished into a cabochon that
displays a narrow band of concentrated light going accross
the width of the stone. This effect, known as chatoyancy,
or cat's eye effect, is caused by inclusions of fine, slender
parallel mineral fibers in the gemstone that reflect light in a
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10. GARNET
Garnet is not a single mineral,
but describes a group of
several closely related
minerals. Garnets come in a
variety of colors and have
many different varieties.
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