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Mineralogy / Gemology Sites
- Ruby-Sapphire.com –
The gemology site of Pala/Collector’s ex-webmaster,
Richard Hughes. One of the deepest gem sites on
the web
- Academie voor Mineralogie (Academy for Mineralogy) – Belgian school, founded in 1969, active in gemology, mineralogy, and paleontology
- Adamas
Gemological Laboratory & Gemological Software – Site of gemologist Marty Haske
- Asian
Institute of Gemological Sciences – Thailand’s
first gemology school and lab, and alma mater of
Pala’s ex-webmaster, Richard Hughes. Now home to French
gemologist extraordinaire, Vincent Pardieu
- Canadian
Gemmological Association – Canada’s
national gemology association
- Carat Gem Lab – French lab located in Metz, Lorraine
- CISGEM – Italy’s best known gemological lab
- D-Gem-G – Germany’s oldest and most famous gemology
institute and lab
- Euro-Mineral and Euro-Gem – Site for the famous mineral show in Colmar, France (formerly held in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines); see also Mineral & Gem à Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines below
- Gem
and Jewelry Institute of Thailand – Bangkok-based
government gem lab and school
- GemExpert – Advisory service regarding jewelry and gems from H.A. Hänni (SSEF) and Johannes Hunziker (University of Lausanne)
- Geminterest.com – A very nice French gemology and mineralogy
site
- Gemlab.net – Well-equipped Liechtenstein-based gem lab
- The Gemmary – Serving the serious antique scientific instrument and book collector
- Gemmological
Association of Great Britain
- Gemology
World – Canadian Institute of Gemmology
- Gems & Gemmological Institute of Pakistan, Peshawar – Established by Trade Development Authority of Pakistan
- GéoForum – We’re told this is the reference site in France for the field of earth sciences—from geology to mineralogy to paleontology to volcanology
- Géopolis – French resource and forum on minerals, fossils, and geology (Confédération Française des Acteurs en Sciences de la Terre)
- GéoWiki – Encyclopedia dedicated to geology, mineralogy, paleontology, volcanology and other Earth sciences. Everyone can enrich by registering as a member
- GIA
Online – Gemological Institute of America
- GIA Laboratory Bangkok – This site has some of its own research reports
- 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
- 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
- Mindat.org – Fabulous site, probably the best site for
mineral data on the web
- Mineral & Gem à Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines – Exposition continuing to be held in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, former site of Euro-Mineral and Euro-Gem above
- MineralTown.com – A Spanish website full of information on mineral collecting
- Pegmatite
Interest Group – For the pegmatite lovers
out there
- Pricescope – Online forum devoted to gems
- Russian
Gemological Server – Business, research
and educational projects in gemology
- Swiss
Gemmological Institute (SSEF) – One of
the world’s top gem laboratories
- University
of Texas Gemology Program – Very nicely
done pure gemology
Press
Auction Houses
Museums
- 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 – Home of the Cullen Hall of Gems and Minerals, and the Lester and Sue Smith Gem Vault
- Los
Angeles County Museum of Natural History –
Home of the E. Hadley Stuart Jr. Hall of Gems and Minerals
- Louvre
– One of the world’s finest museums, with many
gems on display, Paris, France
- Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle – Lovely mineral collection, situated in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris
- San
Diego Natural History Museum – Mineralogy Dept.
of this fine museum
- A.E.
Seaman Mineral Museum – Michigan’s official state museum of minerals, at Michigan Tech
- 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
Mineral Dealers
Gem Dealers
Retail Jewelers
Trade Organizations
If you have an appropriate
web site and would like to exchange links, contact
us.