GIA at Tucson 2010

GIA will offer quick, convenient access to gem identification and country-of-origin services during the shows. Drop off your gemstones at the AGTA Show in the Onyx Suite (on the Galleria Level) of the Tucson Convention Center (the site of the former AGTA Gem Lab).


The laboratory will be available:

January 30 - February 4, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00  p.m.
February 5, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

This is a great opportunity to use your GIA GemPasses for identification and country-of-origin services.

For more information, call 800 421 7250, ext 4517 or 760 603 4517, or email coloredstones@gia.edu

Required for Graduate Gemologist and Graduate Colored Stones diploma programs.

February 1-5, 9 am to 5 pm
Gila Room

Learn the same time-tested procedures and identification skills used by GIA’s renowned gemological experts. Gain confidence using a microscope, refractometer, polariscope, dichroscope, spectroscope, and loupe to identify natural gemstones, imitations, and synthetics. You’ll get expert demonstrations and coaching in quick, effective testing procedures, with plenty of hands-on practice. Students must pass a five-stone practical test to complete the class.

Credential earned: GIA Letter of Completion
Tuition: $1,350 plus a $45 book fee

February 6, 9-11 am
Gila Room

Learn about the quality factors involved in classifying cultured and natural pearls and the grading methodology used by the GIA Laboratory. Participants will have the opportunity to grade cultured pearls according to GIA’s 7 Pearl Value Factors™.

Credential earned: Letter of Attendance
Tuition: $145

Previous gemological training or experience recommended.

February 6, 1-3 pm
Gila Room

Gain deeper insight into the major gemstone treatments found in the marketplace today and discover how to detect them. You’ll also enhance your identification skills with hands-on practice using a microscope.

Credential earned: Letter of Attendance
Tuition: $145

*with microscope purchase only.
2011 GIA Tucson Show Specials expire February 6, 2011.

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February 5, 6:30 to 11 pm
Marriott University Park Hotel

Every year, the GIA Lounge is the one place in Tucson you’ll find the best party and a guaranteed good time. Join us at Tucson’s most playful party – the GIA Lounge, “Where Color Comes to Play!”

To reserve your spot on the playground click here.

Color just got more exciting. Take a tour at the GIA booth at the AGTA Show

The Colored Stones eLearning course is our most robust eLearning course yet, with more videos, slideshows and animation. See how gems formed beneath the earth; tour working mines; and hear gem dealers, cutters and retailers discuss the colored stones market. Learn about gemstones of every variety and become an expert in evaluating quality, rarity, and color. See a demonstration at the show or enroll now so you can start immediately. Contact GIA Admissions at (800) 421-7250 ext 4001 or (760) 603-4001.

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From the Andes to the Pantanal – The Story of Bolivia’s Ametrine
February 4, 1-2 pm
Greenlee Room
GIA photojournalist Robert Weldon and GIA videographer Pedro Padua traveled through Bolivia to document the story of ametrine and the Anahí mine. Join them on a journey from Bolivia’s highest peaks to the mine along the banks of the Pantanal.

Books for Gem Lovers
February 4, 1-2 pm
Mohave Room
Authors of recent gem books discuss their works.

GIA Research Update
February 6, 9-10 am
Mohave Room
Take this chance to meet a GIA researcher who will answer questions and review the very latest developments in gem treatments, synthetics, identification, and other topics of interest.