Fall in Love with the Beauty of Coloured Stones

Coloured stones are treasures to be cherished from generation to generation. Elegant and mesmerising, each coloured gemstone has a unique beauty depending on colour, clarity, geographic origin and rarity. Primarily due to the variety of coloured stone species and the permutations and combinations that exist in nature, the subject of studying them – gemmology – can be of great interest. If these brilliant colours fascinate you, then you should enrol for a course in a reputed gemmological institute.

Celebrate colours by adding spark in your jewellery

The trend of using coloured stones in jewellery has helped in enhancing the beauty of the jewellery piece. Initially, there were times when consumers were enamoured with just diamonds in rings. However, with the evolving consumer mind-set – led by awareness and celebrity endorsements – coloured gemstones are now extensively used to make the jewellery look more vibrant and lively.  Whether it is the well-known gemstones (ruby, sapphire, emerald) or the lesser known ones (spinel, tourmaline, morganite), coloured gemstones are making a big headway in reflecting a consumer’s personality and style.

Gemstones are widely used in rings, necklaces, pendants and earrings. While coloured gemstones play a key role in timeless and contemporary jewellery designs, they also hold a great deal of significance from an astrological point of view. Many believers wear these coloured stones for reasons related to health, prosperity, success, love, etc. Ratna-para-vidya, is an ancient Vedic belief system and practice based on the relationship between nine categories of gems and nine planets recognised as most important in Vedic astrology. Most of us commonly know the "Navaratna" or “Nine Gems” philosophy of Vedic birthstones.

Explore unusual gemstones with a gemmology course

Whether it’s in vogue or has an astrological significance, every gemstone is special. For a coloured stone, colour is the most important value factor that determines quality. It is a lesser known fact that gemstones are often treated to improve their colour, durability and transparency. While there is nothing wrong with treatments, a full disclosure to the buyer is necessary for an ethical and transparent transaction. To better understand gemstone treatments among other features, enrolling for a course in coloured stones is vital. The solid foundation of knowledge and understanding laid down in such a course lets one buy judiciously and sell with confidence – both being critical ingredients of commercial success.

Learning coloured stones as a subject and acquiring a diploma can help you identify, grade and evaluate gemstones as per their quality. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA), one of the world’s leading institutes for gem education, offers a diploma coloured stones course. In its programme, GIA teaches how you can identify more than 60 species of gemstones, distinguish natural gems from laboratory-grown, and detect gem treatments. The programme also introduces you to the coloured stone grading system and gemmological equipment as you learn practical insights and necessary factors that affect gem prices and availability.

Attaining the right knowledge on coloured stones will help advance one’s business, career and can potentially throw open countless growth opportunities.