Gemology/Mineralology/Jewelry
Diamond Blue Nile : An interview with Blue Nile King of Online Bling
& diamonds
- Adamas
Gemological Laboratory & Gemological Software –
Site of gemologist Marty Haske
- Ruby-Sapphire.com –
The gemology site of Pala/Collector ex-webmaster, Richard
Hughes. Named by GemKey Magazine as one of the best
of the web
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Gemlab.net
– Well-equipped Liechtenstein-based gem lab
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The
Gemmary – Serving the serious antique scientific
instrument and book collector
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Gemmological
Association of Great Britain
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Gemology
World – Canadian Institute of Gemmology
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GIA Online
– Gemological Institute of America
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Gübelin
Gem Lab – Site of the world-renowned Gübelin Gem Lab
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HRD
– Diamond High Council, Antwerp, Belgium
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Instore
Magazine – Magazine for the American jewelry store
owner
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International
Gem Society – Gemological site
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Institut
Gemmologique de France – Lyon, France-based
gemological institute
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Mindat.org
– Fabulous site, probably the best site for mineral data
on the web
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Minerapole.com
– Site for the famous Sainte-Marie aux Mines mineral show
in France
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Pegmatite
Interest Group – All you ever wanted to know about
pegmatites
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Russian
Gemological Server – Business, research and
educational projects in gemology
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Swiss
Gemmological Institute (SSEF) – One of the world’s
top gem laboratories
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University
of Texas Gemology Program – Very nicely done pure
gemology
Press
Museums
diamond
museum in Antwerpen
- Carnegie
Museum of Natural History – Hillman Hall of Minerals
and Gems, Pittsburgh, PA
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Harvard
Mineralogical Museum – Mineral museum at Harvard
University
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Hermitage
– Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia houses a
magnificent collection of gold and jewels
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Houston
Museum of Natural Science
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Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History – Mineral
Sciences Department
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Louvre
– One of the world’s finest museums, with many gems on
display, Paris, France
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San
Diego Natural History Museum – Mineralogy Dept. of
this fine museum
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A.E.
Seaman Mineral Museum – Located in Houghton, MI
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Smithsonian
Institution – Department of Mineral Sciences
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Sterling
Hill Mining Museum – Located in the famous Franklin,
New Jersey area
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Tower
of London – Home of the British crown jewels, in
London, UK
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Mineral dealers
Gem dealers
Retail jewelers
Trade organisations
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Rapaport
to diamond industry: Just say no to credit memo.
In an impassioned "State of the Diamond Industry" address, Rapaport
Group Chairman Martin Rapaport said the jewelry industry cannot sell to people
on credit anymore and also criticized members of the trade for not trading
diamonds to keep prices from dropping.
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