With Gemstones

Jewelry Associations and Jewelry Organizations
Part I http://www.jic.org - Jewelry Information Center (JIC) - the source for consumer information on fine jewelry. http://www.gia.edu - Gemological Institute of America (GIA) - is the world’s foremost authority in gemology, diamond grading, jewelry education, gemology research, diamond and gemstone grading reports and laboratory services. http://www.nationaljeweler.com - National Jeweler Network - current affairs and trends affecting the [...]

Rhodonite
Disdaining ecology and parentage, some minerals always look the same: gold, silver, pyrite, realgar, malachite, and azurite, to name a few, are always easy to spot for what they are. Other minerals, possibly more sensitive to temperature, pressure, acidity, and solution concentration as they form, may look very different depending on where they grew and [...]

Masonic Jewelry
The jewelry and adornments that we wear on our bodies proclaim who we are and what we believe; Masonic jewelry is an ideal example of jewelry with meaning. For this reason, it’s important to wear high-quality pieces that cater to our tastes, and augment our appearance. The Internet has made finding excellently crafted pieces much [...]

Jewelry Trends
There are fashion trends in jewelry, just as there are in clothing, architecture, or cars. In the 1930s much commercial jewelry was made in whitegold, with platinum also widely used. The cool, grayish metals worked well with very streamlined designs, and were complementary to the industrialized style of design. Both metals fell out of favor [...]

Jewelry - Sites to See, Part 1
www.lapidaryjournal.com - Lapidary Journal was the first gem and jewelry-making magazine in the world, dedicated to gems, jewelry arts, beads, minerals and more. This is an indispensable site for jewelry, gem, bead, and fossil devotees. www.gemstone.org - The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) has produced an excellent, informative site, compiling articles from various sources, advice on [...]