The Father of Modern Gemology
Richard T Liddicoat Week - 1 - 5 March 2010

Retailer & In-Store Support Materials

Visit the GIA Retailer Support Site

Graduate Diamonds Diploma in English
7 week on-campus program: May 2010
(enrollments are still open for the May program)

2010-11 Diploma Programs in English
Enrollments open: September/October programs

Jewelry Design Courses Spring/Summer 2010
JMA370 Jewelry Design Certificate (9 weeks)
JMA330L Quick Design (5 days)

Gem News - Identification of “chocolate pearls”

Proprietary treatment process by Ballerina Pearl Co.

Update for Distance Education Students
Ref. Course Gem Identification #28 (old edition)

Gem News - Large Cat’s Eye Aquamarine
Cabochon 201.18 cts

Gem News - Phenakite; diamond imitation

Phenakite as a rough diamond imitation

Gem News - Copper-Bearing Tourmalines

Cu-bearing tourmaline from new deposit in Paraiba state, Brazil

News from GIA Carlsbad, California
April, 2008 - G&G Releases New Treated Diamonds Book

Hands-on Pearl Grading - 1 day seminar
Tuesday July 14, 2009 - English Language

GIA to Provide Geographic Origin Information on Emerald Reports

Initial report will identify Colombian emeralds

Jewelry and Fashion Through the Ages
Renaissance, Rubies and the ‘Roaring Twenties’

Gemological Institute of America Named School of Distinction

Carlsbad, Calif.