FEATURED GEM, MINERAL & JEWELRY RESOURCES AND SITE MAP

GEMSTONE, JEWELRY, GEMOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

The resources listed below are links to carefully selected websites which are considered informative and useful for gemstone, jewelry and mineral enthusiasts.

GEMOLOGY EDUCATION - links to sites specialising in gemological education.

International Gem Society - Gemological Courses, Resources and Services.
Study Gems in Thailand at Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS) - AIGS provides gemological training at the school and gemological testing at the AIGS gemstone testing and research laboratory.
Gemological Institute of America - Based in the USA and one of the world's foremost gemological educational centers.

MINERALS - links to sites specialising in minerals and information on mineralogy.

Roger Weller's Geology Educational Site - An awesome collection of educational information on geology and gemstones.
Minerals of Scotland - A Collector's Guide to Scotland's Minerals - Over 250 mineral photographs + 75 location photographs. Introductory & illustrated articles on the minerals of the United Kingdom - Hosted Articles - Weblinks.
Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom - Complete Information Guide to rocks minerals and gemstones. An excellent one-stop website for anyone needing information on the subject of minerals and gemstones. Recommended. 
Rockhound - A wonderful site for all rockhounds, mineral collectors and enthusiasts. Offers mineral specimens and plenty of info on the subject.

GEMSTONES - links to informative sites related to gemstones

Online guide to gemstone prices - Online guide to gemstone prices for industry professionals. Gemstone current values, pricing charts and trends. Free online appraisal
Mining in Zambia - All the information you need about the Mining Industry in Zambia. 

DIAMONDS - links to informative sites related to Diamonds

Loose Diamonds  -  Most comprehensive diamonds resource on the web. Search loose diamonds from multiple jewelers and track weekly pricing trends.

JEWELRY AND WATCHES - links to informative sites related to jewelry and timepieces

OR Jewelry - OR Jewelry -  Rings, Necklaces, Bracelets, fashion & kabbalah jewelry, Gemstone, fine jewelry, Silver Jewelry for Men & Women
Walsh Brothers - Fine Jewellery in the UK.
Diamond Jewelry - B2C Jewels is a unique, USA based online jewelry store featuring a stunning collection of diamond engagement rings, wedding jewelry, loose diamonds, and GIA certified diamonds, diamond jewelry, gold jewelry, pearl jewelry & gemstone jewelry.
Or Jewelry - OR Jewelry -  Rings, Necklaces, Bracelets, fashion & kabbalah jewelry, Gemstone, fine jewelry, Silver Jewelry for Men & Women
Pendulantic.com - From the watch valley in Switzerland - Antique Clocks - Pendulantic - Collection clocks, timepieces and fine horology, sales and restoration by Swiss clockmakers, safe shipment worldwide.

JEWELRY DIRECTORIES - links to useful jewelry directories

DMOZ Zilla DirectoryThe Jewelry World - Independent Jewelry Stores Directory and Comparison Site.Search through various online jewelry stores offering highest quality: rings, beads, wedding bands, diamonds, cufflinks, celtic jewelry engagement rings and many more. Check our search engine now.
Abledat SEO Friendly Web Directory 
Primesite UK - A detailed general directory including jewellery  
InternationalJewelryDirectory.com - Jewelry directory is portal designed to help jewelry web sites promote their jewelry
Free Submit UK Web Directory
Online Shopping Directory - All Shopping Central

GEMOLOGY and Science of Gemology Related Sites

Science Directory, Gemology, Chemistry, Environment, Technology  -  Gemology, geography, institutions, social sciences, physics and astronomy, alternative science, medical physics, solar power, mathematics, physics, space, environment, forensics, energy, engineering and more. 

GEMOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT & MISCELLANEOUS

Diamond Grading Tools - A worldwide leader in the development of Diamond Grading systems, Gemology Tools and rough diamond optimization systems  

INTERNAL SITE MAP TO LAPIGEMS.COM

Below is a comprehensive internal site map to the main pages of www.lapigems.com

ABOUT LAPIGEMS

• Home - Home page of Lapigems Gem Company
• Company Profile - Multimedia Timeline on the history of Lapigems
• Customer Service - Customer service interface
• FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about shipping, credit card security and more
• Contact Us - Contact details for Lapigems Gem Company
• Testimonials - Customer testimonials

GEMSTONES

• Collector's Gallery - Our pick of exceptional gems, rarer gems and unusual gems of exceptional quality
• Gemstones  -  A list of the main East African gems we specialise in - Tanzanite, Tsavorite, Aquamarine, Fancy Sapphires, Rhodolite.
• Tanzanite - Lapigems Private Collection of fine AAA Tanzanite. Further information on Tanzanite is available on our Tanzanite History and Care page . You can also find pertinent and useful information in our  Tanzanite Buying Guide  and learn more about buying Tanzanite with our multimedia presentation "Learn how to buy a Tanzanite" which details the 4 c's of Tanzanite. Our Tanzanite FAQ's  page might help you with some of the questions you might have about buying Tanzanite on the internet. Similarly our Tanzanite as an investment and Tanzanite articles pages may also be of interest to you in your search to become better informed.
• Tsavorite - Lapigems Private Collection of fine Tsavorites. Further information on Tsavorite is available on our Tsavorite History and Care page . You can also learn Why Tsavorite is Superior to Emerald with our multimedia presentation and read our very informative Tsavorite Buying Guide
• Aquamarine - Lapigems Private Collection of Aquamarine. There is also more information available on Aquamarine on our "Get More Info on Aquamarine" page.
• Rhodolite Garnet - Lapigems Private Collection of Rhodolite garnet. There is also more information available on Rhodolite on our "Get More Info on Rhodolite" page.
• Malaia Garnet - Lapigems Private Collection of Malaia garnet. There is also more information available on Malaia on our "Get More Info on Malaia Garnet" page.
• Fancy Sapphire  - Lapigems Private Collection of African Fancy Sapphires. Yellow Sapphires, pink sapphires and even green and the occasional african padparadscha orange when available. There is also more information available on fancy sapphire on our "Get More Info on Fancy Sapphire" page.
• Fancy Tanzanite - Lapigems Private Collection of extremely rare pink Tanzanite, orange Tanzanite, green Tanzanite and yellow Tanzanite. You may also read more about this gem type on our Get More info on Fancy Tanzanite page
• Tourmaline - Lapigems Private Collection of African Tourmaline from The Congo, Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania. You may also read more about this gem type on our Get More info on Tourmaline page
• Other Rare Gemstones - Other unique and rare gemstones we are privileged to see.

JEWELRY

• Gemstone Jewelry - Lapigems.com is the exclusive online seller of handmade fine jewelry by the designer Sheelagh Zagoritis. Jewelry contains very fine colored gemstones.
• Tanzanite Jewelry -  Fine Tanzanite Jewelry. All handmade pieces
• Tsavorite Jewelry -  Fine Tsavorite Jewelry. All handmade pieces
• Rhodolite Jewelry -  Fine Rhodolite Jewelry. All handmade pieces
• Aquamarine Jewelry -  Fine Aquamarine Jewelry. All handmade pieces
• Pink Tanzanite Jewelry, Green Tanzanite Jewelry, Yellow Tanzanite Jewelry -  Fine Fancy Tanzanite Jewelry. All handmade pieces
• Yellow Sapphire Jewelry, Fancy Sapphire Jewelry -  Fine Tsavorite Jewelry. All handmade pieces
• Rare Gemstone Jewelry -  A selection of fine rare gemstones in hand made jewelry.
• Malaia Garnet Jewelry -  Fine Malaia Garnet Jewelry. All handmade pieces
• Tourmaline Jewelry - Fine Tourmaline Jewelry. All handmade pieces
  

SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Special Requests - Our special request system. If clients don't see exactly what they are looking for listed they can put a special request into the system which will automatically notify them when we have gems in stock that match their specs.
• Members - Login page for members of lapigems.com
• Gold Leaf Club - Exclusive club for collectors and revered clients.
• History of your gemstone - a revolutionary registration system whereby all owners of Lapigems Gemstones have access to the complete history of the gems they own, including rough and cut images, mining details, formation details, certificates, quality graphs, ownership tree and more.
• Ask a Gemologist - Our full service feature where browsers can direct their questions at our panel of GIA certified gemologists for professional answers.
• Agents - Login page for Lapigems agents. Currently restricted to Kenyan based companies

ARTICLES

Articles : A section exclusively for the gem enthusiast. Gemological and trade based articles written by our gemologists.

Blog

Lapigems Blog - Keep up to date with what's going on in the gem industry with our blog.

Lapigems Gem Company is a member of / staff hold qualifications from the following leading Gemological Organizations