Diamonds • Precious Gemstones • Jewelry • Gemology

Gemology can get very tedious. And, in this writer's opinion, cannot be taught completely via cyberspace even though a person may have the proper instruments. So why are we including these pages? We hope to . . .

• Give you some basics that may whet your appetite to go further in your scientific study of gems.

• Arm you with enough knowledge to show you the rewards of learning about colored gems.

• Possibly provide bits and pieces that could fill some of the gaps in your knowledge.

• Give you a gem vocabulary sufficient to converse with gemologists and gem dealers.

• Encourage you buy and study gemology texts and to seek out knowledge from other web sites.