About Jewelry and Accessories - Provides facts to help consumers evaluate and purchase gemstones, jewelry, watches and related accessories.
Antique Jewelry Online - Jewelry history features take readers through the popular styles during specific eras. Also includes gemstone lore and articles about materials used to make jewelry.
Ask Mr. Jewelry - Photos and buying advice for diamonds and other gemstones. Includes traditional birthstone and anniversary lists and articles to help consumers make gemstone selections.
Better Business Bureau (BBB) - Provides a description of traditional jewelry metals, diamonds, and pearls, and includes advice to help consumers make decisions when buying and repairing jewelry.
Buy a Diamond - Diamond buying advice. Includes facts about the origins of diamonds and how the stones progress from rough to cut.
Charles and Colvard Created Moissanite - Facts about the company's lab created Moissanite. Includes photos of individual gemstones and finished jewelry.
Colored Gemstones - The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) provides consumer buying advice and educational details about colored gemstones.
Costellos Australian Jewelers - Jewelry store that offers educational articles to give consumers the facts about the products they sell. Library of articles about diamonds, pearls, and opals.
Created Gemstones - Facts to help consumers understand the differences between natural and synthetic gemstones. Also includes details about imitation stones and composites.
DiaInfo.com - Information to help make shoppers aware of simulated stones and of diamonds that might have received undisclosed treatments to improve their appearance.
Diamond Buying Guide - Details to help shoppers select and buy a diamond. Topics include diamond grades and diamond quality, and a quiz helps shoppers determine if they've mastered the information.
Diamond Info.org - Buying tips and educational guidance for diamonds and diamond engagement rings. Includes a community forum.
Diamond Legend - Details about famous, legendary, and celebrity diamonds, as well as diamonds mentioned in poetry.
Diamond Review - Diamond buying guide includes a price database, diamonds tutorial, and diamond FAQ.
Diamond Treatments - An explanation of the treatments commonly used to improve the appearance of a diamond. Additional links lead to more facts about diamonds.
Diamond Tutorials - Diamond basics, covering the topics of carat weight, color, clarity, cut and diamond cost. Provided by CanadaDiamonds.com.
Diamond Tutorials - Offers information to help consumers select and purchase diamonds.
Diamond.com - Learning Center - Educational materials to help buyers select and care for diamonds, watches and other jewelry.
Enchanted Learning - An illustrated glossary, including terms that describe fine and costume jewelry, gemstones, and jewelry making.
Evaluating a Diamond: Color - Use this information to learn how diamond color is judged. Includes visuals to aid understanding. Also discusses factors that affect color perception.
Fraud & Misrepresentation in Colored Gems - A discussion that helps alert consumers to the techniques used to treat gemstones and to create faux jewelry components.
Gem Gallery - The Image.com - Photos of gemstones, each accompanied by a description of the gem's properties and where it is commonly found. Includes instructions for close-up gem photography.
Gemological Institute of America (GIA) - The GIA is a nonprofit organization that offers gemstone identification and buying advice to consumers and training to those in the jewelry trade. The GIA provides lab services to the jewelry industry.
Greek Jewelry - 5000 years of tradition - Facts about Greek jewelry and jewelry-making techniques from Antiquity to recent times. Includes a large collection of photos.
Guide2jewelry - Buying tips and facts about diamonds, colored gemstones, pearls, and jewelry.
The House of Tibara - Facts about opal include chemical make-up, buying advice, cutting and polishing basics, and opal care. Includes photos of different types of opals.
How Stuff Works: Moissanite Jewels - Five-part, illustrated guide that discusses the origin of natural Moissanite and explains how it is being created in the lab today.
Idazzle.com - Provides basic information to help familiarize buyers with the qualities they should look for when searching for a diamond.
JadeMart.com - An explanation of the different grades of jade used in jewelry, with tips to help buyers distinguish between them.
Jewelers of America - A collection of advice about buying many types of fine jewelry.
Jewelry Guide - Collection of short articles, primarily about jewelry care. Covers care for many jewelry metals and gemstone components.
PriceScope - Includes numerous diamond tutorials and buying tips, a discussion forum, and a cut advisor.
Purchasing a Diamond - Made Simple - An explanation of the Four C's: cut, color, clarity, and carat. Several graphics help make it easier to visualize the characteristics that are explained.
World's Largest Diamonds - Photographs and historical background for some of the world's largest known diamonds.
YourGemologist.com - A reference library covering natural gemstones and minerals, synthetic and treated gems. Also offers resources for people who would like to pursue a career in gemology.
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