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Pearl General Knowledge : Classification and Quality Grading Course Outline: 

1. The Pearl Bearing Mollusk
1.1 Natural Pearl
1.2 Structure of a saltwater Culture Pearl
1.3 Structure of a freshwater Culture Pearl
2. Today’s of Culture Pearls
2.1 Today’s of Culture Pearls
3. Grading Environment
3.1 Grading Environment
4. The Seven Value Factors
4.1 The Seven Value Factors
5. Grading Procedures
5.1 Value Factor 1: Size
5.2 Value Factor 2: Shape
5.3 Value Factor 3: Color
5.4 Value Factor 4: Luster
5.5 Value Factor 5: Surface Quality
5.6 Value Factor 6: Nacre Quality
5.7 Value Factor 7: Matching
6. Post-Harvest Processing and Treatments
7. Pearl Identification: Nature, Culture and Imitation
8. Care and Clean