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Lapidary & Jewelry Making Technical Reference Center
How to Make Cabochons

How to Cab (also in German)
Creating beautiful, polished cabochons from slabbed rock is a process that anyone can master. This guide will help you work through all of the steps required

Diamond Grit Reference Chart

Diamond Grits Guide
A reference chart of common diamond grit size designations use in lapidary wheels, laps, disc, blades, and drills including particle sizes and per carat counts.

Geology Lesson Plans for Teachers

Earth Science Lesson Plans for Teachers
Geology and Earth Science lesson plans, links, and other resources for teachers in grades Kindergarten through high school levels.

Lapidary and Jewelry Terms Lapidary & Jewelry Glossary
Alphabetical listings of common and not so common lapidary and jewelry terms and their definitions.
How to Clean Mineral Specimens

Cleaning Specimens
Make mineral specimens shine like those in museums. Learn how to clean geodes, quartz and other mineral specimens.

Gemstone Glossary and Guide Gemstone Glossary
Alphabetical listing of precious, semi-precious, and other common minerals used in lapidary and jewelry making.
How to Tell a Real Diamond

Is That Diamond Real?
A simple test you can perform to help you determine if that stone is really a diamond or just a cubic zirconia.

Geology Glossary and Terms Geologic Glossary
Alphabetical listings of rock, mineral, and geologic terms and definitions
Common Stone Fakes and Frauds Fakes & Frauds
A list of scams, fakes, forgeries and misrepresentations that appear in the mineral collecting market. Learn what to look for and be an informed collector!
Mineral Systems and Classes Mineral Systems and Classification
Systematic mineralogy divides minerals into different classifications by their chemical formulas.
Hardness Scales used in Geology

Hardness Scales
Learn about mineral hardness, how it is used by rock collectors, and other methods used to determine hardness.

Mindat Mineral Library Mineral Library
Reference with over 9,600 different minerals, varieties and synonyms, along with their occurrences and locations.
Mohs Hardness Scale

Moh Hardness Values
Mineral hardness values alphabetically by mineral names for over 2,800 minerals by IMA name and common names.

Meteorites and Tektites Meteorites
Information on meteorites including their classifications, types, identifying possible meteorites, links, and other resources.
Lapidary Forums

Lapidary Forums
Chat with other lapidary, mineral, rock and geology enthusiasts! A list of rock related forums, bulletin boards, discussion groups and subscribe to email lists.

Bead and Wire Size Guide Bead and Wire Guide for Jewelry Making
Information on common bead sizes, beads per strand length, wire and sheet metal gauges, plating abbreviations, and common beading and wire wrapping materials.
common math conversions Common Conversions
Common conversions used in lapidary and rock literature, gemology, geology, and in the related earth sciences.
Real Time Metal Pricing Spot Metals
Real time spot metal for Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, and Rhodium. US and London Market quotes along with real time graph values.
How to Use Dressing Sticks Using a Dressing Stick (PDF)
How to use a dressing stick to refresh the cutting ability of your sintered diamond wheels,  saw blades and core drills.
Periodic table of elements

Periodic Table
 Periodic Table of elements that links to physical properties and history of elements in the table.

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