Reporting 

Licenced by the Bahrain Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Tourism, Danat examines pearls and gemstones, providing clients with various reports authenticating and verifying their materials. Danat provides both standard and enhanced report formats strictly in accordance with published fee schedules.  

Research 

To support the various report outcomes and protect the trade and consumer alike, Danat scientists and researchers apply a stringent research and verification process. A team of research gemmologists travel year-round to collect pearl and gemstone samples from pearling beds, mine sites, and treatment centres around the world. These are brought back to Bahrain where their properties are studied in-depth.  The highly qualified staff are supported by the department’s wide array of scientific instrumentation, including UV/visible, FTIR, EDXRF and Raman spectrophotometers, numerous real-time microradiography units, micro CT units, as well as LA-ICP-MS. Research results are then presented through various scientific as well as simplified verbal and written presentations throughout the year.

Training 

As part of its commitment to develop the local industry and human capital, Danat is offering a training programme to introduce the new generation of Bahraini graduates to gemmology. The training programme includes the use of classic gemmological analytical instruments while educating graduates in the field on gems’ geological genesis and biomineralization, gem treatments and gem synthesis as well as the various features identified for testing including assessments of colour, measurements and treatment of stones.