Gemology | Tools, Gemstones & Education

Gemological tools with colorful gemstones, loupe, microscope, tweezers, and refractometer on a gray surface.

Essential Tools Every Gem Collector Should Own

Cody Manes

This guide explores the essential tools every gem collector needs to identify, measure, and preserve gemstones with confidence and accuracy.

Essential Tools Every Gem Collector Should Own

Cody Manes

This guide explores the essential tools every gem collector needs to identify, measure, and preserve gemstones with confidence and accuracy.

Polished ghost quartz, dumortierite, lapis lazuli, and garnet on wood surface.

Ancient Gemstones | Stories of Stone and Spirit

Cody Manes

This article explores the history, properties, and spiritual significance of gemstones through stories of quartz, dumortierite, garnet, lapis lazuli, and ancient trade.

Ancient Gemstones | Stories of Stone and Spirit

Cody Manes

This article explores the history, properties, and spiritual significance of gemstones through stories of quartz, dumortierite, garnet, lapis lazuli, and ancient trade.

Ancient Egyptian gemstone necklace with pyramid backdrop.

Gemstone Trade in Ancient Egypt

Cody Manes

Ancient Egypt’s gemstone trade blended mining, symbolism, and international exchange, leaving a lasting influence on culture, religion, and art.

Gemstone Trade in Ancient Egypt

Cody Manes

Ancient Egypt’s gemstone trade blended mining, symbolism, and international exchange, leaving a lasting influence on culture, religion, and art.

Native American jewelry materials with turquoise, spiny oyster shell, silver cuff, and beads on wood surface.

Native American Jewelry Materials

Cody Manes

Native American jewelry used turquoise, spiny oyster, silver, and shells to express identity, spirituality, and trade connections.

Native American Jewelry Materials

Cody Manes

Native American jewelry used turquoise, spiny oyster, silver, and shells to express identity, spirituality, and trade connections.

Ancient Chinese jade bi disc, cong tube, and carved gemstones with scroll background.

Gemstone Trading in Ancient China

Cody Manes

This article traces jade’s dominance and Silk Road gemstone trade in ancient China, showing their cultural and spiritual importance.

Gemstone Trading in Ancient China

Cody Manes

This article traces jade’s dominance and Silk Road gemstone trade in ancient China, showing their cultural and spiritual importance.

Antique gemology book with colorful gemstones and tools lit by oil lamp.

How to Become a Professional Gemologist

Cody Manes

Gemology is the study of gemstones, crystals, and minerals, focusing on their identification, geological origins, history, and cultural symbolism.

How to Become a Professional Gemologist

Cody Manes

Gemology is the study of gemstones, crystals, and minerals, focusing on their identification, geological origins, history, and cultural symbolism.