Which Best Describes You?
IGS offers content designed for a few different "circumstances". Choose from the 3 options below to go the best "next-step" for you.
Gemstone Purchaser
- You plan to buy "loose" gemstones or gemstone-based jewelry as a gift or investment
- You're only interested in gemstones for the purposes of transacting
- You don't have any passion-project, career or educational aspirations that would benefit from expanding your "general" gemology knowledge
Gemstone Seller Or Valuation-Seeker
- You own (or inherited) a gemstone that you'd like to evaluate for selling or "just to know"
- You're only interested in appraising or selling a certain gemstone or gemstone-based jewelry
- You don't have any passion-project, career or educational aspirations that would benefit from expanding your "general" gemology knowledge
Gemology Education / Certification
- You make gemstone-based jewelry and would benefit from a stronger understanding of gemology & gemology tools
- You have business-interests that would benefit from a stronger understanding of gemology & gemology tools
- You have a "hobbyist"-like passion for gemstones and want to expand your knowledge from a trustworthy source
- Your career or education relates to geology / gemology and you would benefit from deeper scientific gemstone knowledge and/or professional certification