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.

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

www.ruby-sapphire.com you have to visit the Richard W. Hughes’s website.

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

The Custom Gemstone Studio: is a new site designed to promote the art of the custom faceted gemstone.

Gemval: Th professional guide to gemstone prices.

Gifts

Groomsmen Gifts - Find gift ideas for your groomsmen. We offer one of the most extensive selections of cool and unique groomsmen gifts.

Jewellers, designers

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

  JEFFREY APPLING, California - USA.
  His website->

  REMY - Besançon - France->
  His website->

Laboratories


  France:

CARAT GEM LAB:
Dr Eric Erel is the director of the Carat Gem Lab, a gemological laboratory based in France, which he founded in 2009 after getting many years of experience in the field of gemology.

http://www.caratgemlab.com

LABORATOIRE FRANCAIS DE GEMMOLOGIE.

  Thailand:

: The Gemological Institute of America

ASIAN INSTITUTE OF GEMOLOGICAL SCIENCES in Bangkok.

  Switzerland

SSEF:

  USA

The Gemological Institute of America

Mineralogy

A huge website about the Fluorite.

A Belgium collector

For mineralogy, micro-mineralogy and paleontology.

Mindat Directory, the best source on the internet for all rock, mineral, gem and lapidary products and services.

Minerals - commercial websites

Selected 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

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?


  Thailand- Bangkok

ASIAN INSTITUTE OF GEMOLOGICAL SCIENCES

  Switzerland In Montreux

  USA
The Gemological Institute of America