Gem and Jewelry Sites / Musea
Gem and Jewelry Sites / Musea
Mineralatlas: Database with Colour pfotos.
WEIGHT: 45.52 carats
DIMENSIONS: Length 25.60 mm Width 21.78 mm Depth 12.00 mm
Museums with Important Gem, Jewelry & Mineral Collections
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Bowers Museum – Featuring the magnificent Michael Scott collection of gems and minerals
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History – Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems, Pittsburgh, PA
- Harvard Mineralogical Museum – Mineral museum at Harvard University
- Hermitage – Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia houses a magnificent collection of gold and jewels
- Houston Museum of Natural Science – Joel Bartsch curator
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History – Mineral Sciences Dept.
- Louvre – One of the world’s finest museums, with many gems on display, Paris, France
- San Diego Natural History Museum – Mineralogy Dept. of this fine museum
- A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum – Located in Houghton, MI
- Smithsonian Institution – Department of Mineral Sciences
- Sterling Hill Mining Museum – Located in the famous Franklin, New Jersey area
- Tower of London – Home of the British crown jewels, in London, UK
Gemological Training Institutes, Laboratories and Related Sites 
- American Gem Trade Association Gemological Testing Center – The foremost colored gem testing lab in America and home to Ruby-Sapphire.com's Richard W. Hughes. Sign up for their regular gemology updates.
- Accredited Gemologists Association – Private US-based gemological organization
- American Gem Society — Important diamond lab and jewelers’ association
- American Gem Trade Association – The chief trade association for US-based colored stone dealers and parent association of the AGTA GTC.
- Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences – Thailand’s first gemology school and lab and alma mater of RWH.
- Canadian Gemmological Association – Canada’s national gemology association
- CISGEM – Italy’s best known gemological lab
- Diamondse.info – Nice site for diamond lovers
- D-Gem-G – Germany’s oldest and most famous gemology institute and lab
- Field Gemology – The personal site of French gemologist extraordinaire, Vincent Pardieu. Some great stuff here.
- Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand – Bangkok-based government gem lab and school
- Gemlab.net – Well-equipped Liechtenstein-based gem lab
- Geminterest.com – A very nice French gemology and mineralogy site
- Gemmological Association of Great Britain
- Gemmological Association of All Japan (GAAJ)
- Gemmological Association of Australia
- Gemmological Institute of India – India's oldest gemological school
- Gemmology World – Canadian Institute of Gemmology
- GemologyOnline.com – Great online gemological resource
- GIA Online – Gemological Institute of America
- Gübelin Gem Lab – Site of the world-renowned Gübelin Gem Lab
- HRD – Diamond High Council, Antwerp, Belgium
- IBGM – Instituto Brasileiro de Gemas e Metais Preciosos – Nice Brazilian gem site
- International Colored Gemstone Association
- IGE – Instituto Gemológico Español – Spanish gemological institute
- International Gem Society – Gemological site
- Institut Gemmologique de France – Lyon, France-based gemological institute
- LabGem – Portuguese gem laboratory
- Laboratoire français de Gemmologie – Paris gem lab
- MicroWorld of Gems – The stunning web site featuring the award-winning inclusion photography of John Koivula.
- Mindat.org – Fabulous site, probably the best site for mineral data on the web
- Minerapole.com – Site for the famous Sainte-Marie aux Mines mineral show in France
- Pegmatite Interest Group – For the pegmatite lovers out there.
- Pricescope – Great online forum devoted to gems
- Russian Gemological Server – Business, research and educational projects in gemology
- Scottish Gemmology
- Swiss Gemmological Institute (SSEF) – One of the world’s top gem laboratories
- University of Texas Gemology Program – Very nicely done pure gemology
Gemological Instruments
- Adamas Gemological Laboratory & Gemological Software – Marty Haske's diamond spectrophotometers
- GIA GEM Instruments – Gemological instruments and books from the GIA
- GemEx Systems, Inc. – Makers of the GemEx (formerly Lambdaspec) gem imaging spectrophotometer
- Gemological Products Co. – Gem-testing gear from Jeff Wildman, inventor of the PortaLab
- Krüss – German gemological instrument manufacturer
- System Eickhorst – The famous German gemological instrument manufacturer
Press – Gem, Jewelry & Mineral Magazines
- American Jewelry Manufacturer (AJM) – Magazine devoted to jewelry arts
- Australian Gemmologist – Journal of The Gemmological Association of Australia
- Colored Stone – Magazine devoted to the colored stone gem business
- Diamond Intelligence Briefs – Magazine covering the diamond industry
- Instore Magazine – Magazine for the American jewelry store owner
- Gems & Gemology – The world’s finest gemological publication, from the GIA
- The Guide – From Gemworld International, publishers of The Guide, the best price guide to gems
- IDEX Magazine – Israel-based magazine covering the diamond and gem trades
- Jewelers’ Circular-Keystone – Famous trade magazine
- Jewelry Lady – Regular column from America’s favorite gem babe, Debbie Yonick
- Jewellery News Asia – Asia’s best jewelry trade magazine (registration required)
- Lapidary Journal – Magazine devoted to jewelry and lapidary arts
- LapidaryNews.com – Nice collection of news links on all aspects of the gem industry
- Mineralogical Record – The finest magazine devoted to the mineral collector
- Modern Jeweler – Magazine for the American jeweler, featuring noted gem journalist, David Federman
- National Jeweler – NYC-based jewelry trade magazine
- Professional Jeweler – Jewelry magazine, featuring noted gem photographer, Robert Weldon
- Rapaport.com – Famous diamond price sheet; also has news about colored stones
- Rocks and Minerals – America’s oldest popular mineral magazine
Gem & Mineral Book Dealers
- Earthlines – Earth sciences books and accessories
- Gem Book Publishers – Publishers of Fred Ward's famous gem book series
- The Gemmary – Used books on gems and minerals
- Geoscience Books & Prints – Out-of-print books on gems and minerals
- GIA GEM Instruments – Gemological instruments and books
- Ed Rogers – Rare and out-of-print geoscience books
Gem, Jewelry & Mineral Dealers
- Pala International – Richard Hughes' home, selling the best in fine precious stones, jewelry and minerals, with an unparalleled range of Burmese gems and crystals
- The Collector – Retail division of Pala International, selling fine jewelry, mineral specimens and gems
Gem & Jewelry Networks
- Ganoksin – One of the foremost information jewelry manufacturing resources on the Internet
- Polygon – Gem trading and information network
- Rapaport – Gem trading and information network
Gem & Jewelry Appraisers
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Gem & Jewelry Appraisal Software
- Quantum Leap Software Solutions – One of the finest software packages available in the field of appraisal, from gemologist, Thom Underwood.
Gem & Jewelry Auction Houses
- Bonhams & Butterfields – Gem, jewelry and mineral auctions
- Christie’s – Gem, jewelry and mineral auctions
- Sotheby’s – Gem, jewelry and mineral auctions
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