Gem by Gem
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A wonderfull and
comprehensive site with detailed description
and history of Gemstones.
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Christies
Sales
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Pending Jewelery
and Gem auctions and sales.
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Sotherbys
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Pending Jewelery
and Gem auctions.
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Sotherby Diamonds
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Private and weekly
sales of Diamonds with the Steinmetz
Diamond Group and Sotherbys.
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Gemstone
trends
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Graphs of gemstones
prices from 1975-2006
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Grading Gemstones
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How colored stones
are graded
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Care
for you Jewels
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The do's and don'ts
of careing for you jewelery
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Birthstones
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Birthstones and
Gemstones
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Classification
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Comprehensive
Gemstone classifications with photographs of the
raw mineral and crystals.
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Physical
character
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Keys to identifying
individual crystals and minerals
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Identification
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Top gallery of
images and table of characteristics to use in
the identification a gemstones
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Classification Guide
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Complete
information guide to Rocks, Gemstones and Minerals.
Great site!
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Gem
Scams
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Information on Gem
Scams and how to avoid them
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Gem Scams
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Further Information
on Gem Scams in Thailand and how to avoid them |
Buying guide
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Brief but common
sense guide to buying gems.
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Buying Strategys
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Good
strategies for buying all precious stones.
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Thailand Gems
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Comprehensive guide
to Buying Gemstones in Thailand
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Buying
Guide
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A great general
reference - Gems Buying Guide, the 4 c’s and more
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Astrology
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Emotional and
mystic properties attached to various Gemstones
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Dictionary
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Glossary of
Gemstone Terms
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What to Ask
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What to ask
by Antoinette Matlins PG - Gem expert.
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The Guide |
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From Gemworld
International, publishers of The Guide, the best price guide to gems
and Free! Great infomation.
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Women's
Guide
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Knowing The Jewelry
Before Buying Precious Gems
by: Dakota Caudilla
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Gem news
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Pala International
is a huge site with humor imagination and great
expertise. It also has a news sheet.
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Association link
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American Gem Trade
Association Gemological Testing Center
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Association link
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American Gem Trade
Association
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Association link |
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Canadian
Gemmological Association
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Association link |
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CISGEM – Italy’s
best known gemological lab
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Association link |
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Gem and Jewelry
Institute of Thailand
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Association link |
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Gemmological
Association of Great Britain
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Association link |
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Gemmological
Association of Australia
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Association link |
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GIA Online –
Gemological Institute of America
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Association link |
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IGE – Instituto
Gemológico Español
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Association link |
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Institut
Gemmologique de France
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Association link
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Swiss Gemmological
Institute (SSEF)
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Networks
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Ganoksin – One of
the foremost information jewelry manufacturing resources on the Internet
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Networks
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Polygon – Gem
trading and information network
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Networks
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Rapaport – Gem
trading and information network
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Rapaport.com |
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Famous diamond
price sheet; also has news about colored stones
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Asia news
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Asia’s best
jewelry trade magazine (registration required)
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Great sites
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The stunning web
site featuring the award-winning inclusion photography of John Koivula
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Pricescope
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Pricescope – Great
online forum devoted to gems
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Academic
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University of Texas
Gemology Program – Very nicely done pure gemology.
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News
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Regular column from
America’s favorite gem babe, Debbie Yonick
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