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Basic Crystallography
By:Ritika.
Basic crystallography is about the fundamental principles of geometrical crystallography which are brought in through the medium of symmetry operations, lattices, and the creation of point and space groups. ...
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World Famous Gemstones
By:Mark.
Stunning gallery of few world famous gemstones pictures, Just flip through the images to see the next one....
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Fake Gemstone names
By:Mark.
List of Fake and false gemstone names and its Preferred Gemological Names.
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Differentiating Diamond and its Imitation
By:Erum Qureshi.
There are various decisive tests to assess the authenticity of a diamond. The Ceres Diamond probe, Rayner Diamond Tester, Diamond Pen are a few popular instruments. ...
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Diamond Marketing by De Beers
By:Erum Qureshi.
That ‘a diamond is forever’ is the probably the world’s greatest, most expensive and widely circulated PR scam! The on-going, century-long campaign by diamond giant De Beers owned by the Oppenheimer family began in 1938; De Beers needed a slogan for diamonds that expressed both the theme of romance and everlasting love.
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Amber Mines
By:Mark.
Interactive Amber Mines Map
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Amazonite Mines
By:Mark.
Interactive Amazonite Mines
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Gemstone Mining Methods
By:Sheweta Dhanuka.
Gemstones are treasured by most of us and to retrieve these precious gems from deep down the earth crust one has to go in for treasure hunt. Gemstone Mining is very complex and tedious process that requires huge input of valuable resources such as time, workforce, equipments and knowledge etc. There are different methods for recovering the gemstone from the lap of Mother Nature. The appropriate procedure is selected depending upon the circumstances but no matter what method is selected the entire process of gemstone mining needs to be very systematic as it costs a lot of money. The total process of gemstone mining is so intricate that inspite of putting in so much efforts there is no surety of the results. Failures and disappointments always have higher percentage than the success. ...
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Important Ruby Mines
By:Ritika Changrani.
For thousands of years the Ruby has been considered the one of the most precious of the twelve stones created by God. Ruby mines are found in USA, Sri Lanka, Burma, Vietnam, Thailand etc....
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Jewellers Loupe
By:Ritika Changrani.
A jeweller's loupe is a tool that helps identify the internal flaws, cracks and blemishes on the surface and any other cover ups on the gemstone....
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Aquamarine Identification
By:Erum Qureshi.
Aquamarines, belonging to the Beryl family, are relatively easy to identify. Various simple tests can reveal the authenticity of an aquamarine stone. ...
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Spinel Identification
By:Erum Qureshi.
A gemstone purported to be a spinel undergoes stringent tests in the lab for authenticity and grades (i.e. quality). It has distinctive characteristics and traits that a gemologist can easily identify. ...
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Turquoise Mines Map
By:Mark.
Interactive Turquoise Mines Map
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Engagement Ring Buying Guide
By:Shalina.
Audio content of Engagement Ring Buying Guide'. Listen to what our author says about how to buy Engagement Rings. ...
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