Basic Diamond Grading Tools
To identify and grade diamonds, whether as a professional or hobbyist, you’ll need tweezers, a loupe, a microscope, and the right lighting. Two other very important pieces of equipment you’ll need are a spectroscope and a refractometer.
- Getting Started: Gemology Reference Materials
- Gemology Tools: The Essentials
- Loupe
- Microscope
- Refractometer
- Balance Beam Scale and Heavy Liquids
- Dichroscope
- Polariscope
- Spectroscope
- Calibrated Scale
- Lighting and Stands
- Miscellaneous Gemology Tools
- Jeweler's Eye
- Diamond Detector
- Hardness Sets
- Streak Testing Materials
- Chelsea Filter
- Lighting for Your Lab