Links

Buying guides

Fairs, exhibitions, gemshows

SAINTE MARIE AUX MINES: The biggest mineral and gem show in France.

PARIS
International gem, fossils and mineral show in Paris.

MINERALIENTAGE MUNCHEN The biggest fair in Europe (Germany).

The largest gem and mineral show in the world, Tucson, Arizona - USA.

Fashion Jewellery

Beaded jewellery







Necklaces ネックレス, 项链,collares, halsketten, Ожерелья, collane, colares...

Fieldgemology

This website is home for Vincent Pardieu (GGA, G.G.) & Jean Baptiste Senoble (A.G.), 2 gemologists sharing a passion for gemology and traveling.

Patrick VOILLOT

Forums


The best French forum in gemology.

In English.

Gemmology

GEMINTEREST
A lot of information for gemology. In French.

Gems

Nices pictures of gems with planty of information. (English)

Gemmes-inclusions.com: Pictures of inclusions in gemstones

Identification Chart

For us, the best one chart for gemstones identification.
You can buy directly here on gemfrance.com or on the Blue Chart website.

Jewellers

Jewellers

  USA
Diamond Engagement Rings An extensive selection of quality solitaire and multiple stone diamond engagement rings.

Jewellers, designers

Jewellers, designers
  CHRISTIGUEY, Belgium,
Artist jeweller.
  Son site

  JEFFREY APPLING, California - USA.
  His website->

Laboratories

CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE ET DE L’INDUSTRIE DE PARIS - LABORATOIRE FRANCAIS DE GEMMOLOGIE. The French offical laboratory.

ASIAN INSTITUTE OF GEMOLOGICAL SCIENCES in Bangkok.

Mineralogy

A huge website about the Fluorite.

A Belgium collector

For mineralogy, micro-mineralogy and paleontology.

Minerals - commercial websites

Selected minerals.

Sabine Amory’s website. She travel herself to select nice minerals

Selected minerals from Brice & Christophe Gobin.

Organizations

International

ICA (International Colored gemstone Association)

In France

UNION FRANCAISE DE LA BIJOUTERIE, JOAILLERIE, ORFEVRERIE, DES PIERRES ET DES PERLES

SYNDICAT PROFESSIONEL DES NEGOCIANTS EN MINERAUX, FOSSILES ET GEMMES.

GEOPOLIS

CENTRE DE RECHERCHE GEMMOLOGIQUE DE L’UNIVERSITE DE NANTES - Association J-P Chenet

Website hosting

You can check the availability of a website name:

Where to study in France?

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE GEMMOLOGIE

UNIVERSITE DE LYON: Diplôme d’Université de Gemmologie

UNIVERSITE DE NANTES: Diplôme d’Université de Gemmologie.

AFEDAP: A good school to learn jewellery.

Where to study outside France?

ASIAN INSTITUTE OF GEMOLOGICAL SCIENCES

In Bangkok.

In Montreux - Switzerland.