RECOMMENDED LINKS

 

BOOKS

For a world of excellent information focusing on ruby and sapphire
including the best bibliography on the worldwide web. Richard W. Hughes
classic book Ruby & Sapphire. Is without doubt the most comprehensive
book ever written on the subject. Authoritative and provocative:
http://www.ruby-sapphire.com

Perfect for the armchair traveler, noted National Geographic
writer/photographer Fred Ward has produced an interesting,
inexpensive series of books written in the National Geographic style;
Highly recommended: http://users.erols.com/fward/home.htm

Fancy color diamond expert Stephen Hofer's Collecting and Classifying
Coloured Diamonds a fabulous book that covers A to Z on the subject
of natural fancy color diamonds:
http://www.diamonds-in-colors.com/ashland.html

 

Ready to leave on your first buying adventure to the world's most
exciting gem locales? Before you buy your ticket, take my advice and
read David Stanley Epstein's The Gem Merchant, How to be one, how
to deal with one: http://www.preciousresourcesltda.com/

MAGAZINES

The website of The Canadian Institute of Gemmology includes an
excellent online magazine. Of particular note, the article entitled
Jadeite by Kim Be Howard. A well written comprehensive article
on jade: http://www.cigem.ca/410.html

For insider information from the journal of the colored stone industry,
Colored Stone Magazine: http://www.colored-stone.com/

Gems & Gemology Magazine, the quarterly journal of The Gemological
Institute of America is justly considered the Bible of gemology.
In depth articles, award winning design and extraordinary
photography! Not for the dilettante reader, The articles assume
good basic background in gemology and geology. The photographs
alone make it worth the price.
https://www.gia.edu/gemsandgemology/

For those with a mineralogical turn of mind, may I recommend
Mineralogical Record Magazine. Serious articles, beautiful layout
and wonderful photography often featuring the breathtaking
photography of Jeff Scovil: http://www.minrec.org/

WEBSITES

For a group of gemstone articles by Richard W. Wise and a gallery
of photographs featuring exceptional gemstones, visit the
R. W. Wise, Goldsmiths website: http://www.rwwise.com

A great resource for both the amateur and the professional
goldsmith: http://www.ganoksin.com

The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) is the
professional organization of American Art-Jewelers. It's
journal; Metalsmith, features the work of some of the world's
finest cutting edge craftsmen. http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/

Steve Walters, one of America's leading lapidary artists:
http://www.stevewalters.com/

The website featuring the work of internationally acclaimed
gem sculptor Michael Dyber: http://www.dyber.net/