Gemmological Links

Note that this page is only sporadically maintained: some links may be out of date.

Gemmological Associations:

• The Canadian Gemmological Association
• The Gemmological Association of Australia
• The Gemmological Association of Great Britain
• the Gemmological Institute of America
• the Jewelery World Centre page of the Canadian Jewelers Association (at the 3D business technologies site)
• the Natural Resources Canada used to be Geological Survey of Canada; the English version is here
• the Canadian Institute of Gemmology
• the Jewelry Combine has a list of some gem associations
• the Gemresearch Laboratory has a list of some gem associations

Australian Sites:

• Phillip Ingram's Virtual Earth at the School of Earth Sciences at Macquarie University includes links to mining information and magazines
• Pangur Pty. Ltd. has opals and sapphires for sale, and will have info on gem mining
• the Australian Geological Survey
• Tony Forsythe's page: The Australian Mineral Collector

Museums and Universities:

• the Smithsonian Institution, with gemstone photos
• the Institute for Minerology and Mineral Resources at the Technical University of Clausthal, Germany
• the Museum of Minerology at the Ecole de Mines in Paris, France
• the Japan Information Center of Science and Technology
• Natural History Museum of Berne, Switzerland

Commercial Sites:

• the International Gemmological Institute Inc.
• the Jewelers of America page has general info, and can search to find a JA member retail jeweler by name, zip code, or city
• Amethyst Galleries Inc. has huge searchable database of minerals and their properties
• the Associate Jewelers Tradeshop is a wholesale shop in Portland with an online catalog and a link to a gems/gemmology section
• the American Diamond Exchange (on 123-4-NET) is a jeweler and diamond supplier in New Haven, Connecticut, with an educational section with general gem info
• a Singapore jewelery manufacturer site has info about 14 different companies
• the GemNet America has disappeared
• National Gemstone combines gem investment forecasts with privacy protection strategies and a survivalist slant
• Andre's Gem Hut has many gem images

Minerals and Rockhounds:

• At the University of Saskatchewan, Dirk Schmid has the Canadian Directory of Rock and Mineral Associations, and also The Canadian Rockhound internet magazine
• Bob's Rock Shop non-commercial 'Zine in Tucson, Arizona has lots of good info, news, photos, and links: see the Table of Contents, including a United States Club List
• the Rockhound Information Page has many international links
• the Mineral Collectors Page from the Minerology Club of Antwerp, Belgium (Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen v.z.w.) looks promising

Special Interest and Miscellaneous:

• The Amber Lady in Baltimore
• Norwegian minerals