Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences

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The Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS) is a school and gemological laboratory based in Bangkok, Thailand. The school was founded in 1978 and claims to be Asia's first educational facility devoted to the study of gemstones. The school is located in the heart of the jewelry district of Bangkok. Courses at the school include gemstone identification, grading and pricing, synthetics and treatments, diamonds, and jewelry design.

Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences

Image:Aigs pailin.jpg AIGS field trip to Pailin, Cambodia 2006

Image:Alluvial zircon pailin.jpg Alluvial Zircon found near Pailin, Cambodia 2006