WAVERLEY GEM CLUB Inc​

LINKS TO ON-LINE RESOURCES

 

General

 

 

International Gem Society Reference Library

http://www.gemsociety.org/info/info.htm

 

Gemstone Colour Description

http://www.gemdata.com/geminfo/color.html

 

Free Gemology Courses & Resources

https://beyond4cs.com/free-gemology-courses-and-resources/

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Gemstone Enhancement Techniques

http://www.geogem.com/gemenhancements.html

 

Specific Gravity of Gemstone Material

http://www.colorstones.com/gravitie.htm

 

Hardness of Gemstone Material

http://www.colorstones.com/hardness.htm

 

Crystal Structures

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/mineral.htm

 

Gemstone Fluorescence

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/fluoresc.htm

 

Gemstone Streak Colours

http://www.colorstones.com./streaks.htm

 

Gem Substitutes

http://www.tradeshop.com/gems/substit.html

 

Gem Synthetics & Simulants

http://mineral.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gemstones/sp14-95/synthetic.html

http://www.geogem.com/syntheticgem.html

 

Gemstone Test Equipment

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/gemicro.htm

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/polaris.htm

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Homeadvisor

https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/rock-collecting/

 

Gemstone & Mineral Collections

 

Victorian Museum

http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/mineralogy/welcome.html

 

Smithsonian Museum (Washington) Mineral Collection

http://mineralsciences.si.edu/index.htm

 

Smithsonian Museum (Washington) Gem Collection

http://www.gimizu.de/sgmcol/

 

Mineral Resources

 

Gem Minerals of Victoria

http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/mineralogy/gem.html

 

Silversmithing Tips

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm

 

Faceting Resources

 

Homebuilt Facet Machine

http://www.gearloose.com/why.html

 

Facet Machine Attachment to Cut Curved Facets

http://www.polymetricinc.com/omf.htm

 

Cutting Concave Facets

http://www.ukfcg.org/Concave.htm

 

Faceting As a Hobby

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/gem_designs/facet2.html

 

Index of On-Line Faceting Articles & Tips

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/gem_designs/article_index.shtml

 

Faceting Cubic Zirconia

http://wwwrockhound.com/rockshop/gem_designs/faceting.cz/

 

Facet Polishing Laps

http://www.gemdata.com/facet/polish1.html

 

Faceting Links

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/gem_designs/index.shtml

 

Facet Cutting Designs

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/gem_designs/design_index.shtml

 

Properties of Faceting Rough Material (Bob's Rock Shop)

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/gem_designs/properties.html

 

Computer (Shareware & Freeware)

 

GEMCAD

 

http://www.gemcd.com/

 

DATAVUE

http://www.gemcutter.com/pioneer.htm

 

RAYWIN (Ray Tracing)

http://www.gemcutter.com/pioneer.htm

 

GEM CUT STUDIO

https://gemcutstudio.com/

 

Mineralogy Software

http://www.minerant.org/software.html

 

Prospecting

admin@prospectingaustralia.com.au

 

Video Tutorials Etc

 

A very wide range of tutorials on the various lapidary arts is available at the You Tube site