Global Gemology - Rare Gems & Jewels
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • SHOP
  • SERVICES
    • APPRAISALS
    • SELL YOUR JEWELRY
  • GEMOLOGY
    • GEM ENCYCLOPEDIA
    • THE ART OF GEMOLOGY
  • JEWELRY EDUCATION
    • DIAMOND FACTS
    • JEWELER DIRECTORY
    • JEWELRY PERIODS
    • POCKET WATCHES
    • NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY
  • GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY

Picture

A


  • Acrostic Jewelry
  • Alpaca
  • American Coin Types
  • ​Appraisal Market Types
  • Appraisal Value Types
  • Art Deco Jewelry
  • Art Nouveau Jewelry​
  • ​Asscher Cut
  • ​Auction Replacement Value (ARV)

B


  • ​​Belcher Setting
  • Belle Époque
  • Bezel Setting
  • Birefringence
  • ​Birthstone Chart
  • ​Bog Oak
  • Bombé
  • ​Brooch
  • ​Butterfly Pushback

c


  • Cabochon
  • ​Cameo​​
  • Carat​
  • Carving
  • Cast Jewelry
  • Celtic Brooch
  • C Catch
  • Chain Length Chart
  • Chain Link Types
  • ​Champlevé
  • Channel Setting
  • Cloisonné
  • Clutch
  • Coin Fact Database
  • Coin Silver
  • Colored Stone Clarity Guide

d


  • Damascene
  • Dating Brooch Fasteners
  • Demi Parure​​
  • Diamond Melee Weight Charts
  • ​Die Struck Jewelry
  • Double Hunter Case

e


  • ​Edwardian Jewelry
  • Egyptian Revival Jewelry
  • ​Emerald Cut
  • ​Enamel
  • Essex Crystal
  • Eternity Band
  • ​European Cut

f


  • Fair Market Value (FMV)
  • Fifties Era Jewelry​
  • ​Figa
  • ​Filigree
  • Forced Liquidation Value (FLV)
  • Fred Harvey Jewelry

g


  • Gate Bracelet
  • Gem Encyclopedia
  • Gem Refractive Index Chart
  • Georgian Jewelry
  • German Silver
  • Gilt Pocket Watch Movement
  • ​Gold Filled
  • ​Gold Plated
  • Grand Feu Enamel
  • Green Gold
  • ​Guilloché

h


  • Habillé
  • ​Heart Shape
  • History of Diamond Cuts
  • Hololith
  • ​Hopi Jewelry
  • Hunter Case

i


  • ​​Intaglio

j


  • Jasperware
  • ​Jewelers A-Z

k


  • ​​Karat

l


​

m


  • Mano Figa
  • Marketable Cash Value (MCV)
  • Marquise
  • ​​Masonic Jewelry
  • ​Mexican Silver Marks
  • ​​Micro Mosaic
  • ​Mid Century Jewelry
  • ​Millegrain
  • Modern Safety Catch
  • Mourning Jewelry

n


  • Native American Jewelry
  • Navajo Jewelry
  • ​Necklace Length Chart
  • Nickel Damaskeen Pocket Watch Movement
  • Nickel Silver
  • Niello

o


  • Old European Cut​​
  • Old Mine Cut
  • Old Transitional Cut
  • ​Open Face Case
  • Orderly Liquidation Value

p


  • Pair Case
  • Parure
  • Paste
  • Pavé Setting
  • Pear Shape
  • Penannular Brooch
  • Picture Jasper
  • Pietra Dura
  • Pinchbeck
  • Pink Gold
  • Platinum
  • Play-of-Color
  • Plique-à-Jour
  • ​Princess Cut

q


​

r


  • Radiant Cut
  • Refractive Index
  • ​Repoussé
  • Retail Replacement Value (RRV)
  • ​Retro Jewelry​​
  • Rolex Company History
  • Rolled Gold
  • Rolling Ring
  • ​Rose Gold
  • ​Round Brilliant Cut

s


  • ​​Sautoir
  • ​Scarab
  • Scottish Agate Jewelry
  • Shawl Pin
  • Southwestern Silver Jewelry
  • ​Spectrum
  • Star Setting
  • ​Sterling Silver
  • ​Stickpin
  • ​Suffragette Jewelry

t


  • ​Taille d'Épargne
  • ​Taxco Silver
  • Tesserae
  • ​Tiepin
  • ​Transitional Cut
  • ​Trapezoid
  • Trombone Catch
  • ​Tutti Frutti

u


​

v


  • Vermeil
  • Victorian Jewelry

w


  • White Gold

x


y


  • Yellow Gold

z


  • ​​Zuni Jewelry
GIA Alumni Member
Member of the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA)
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • SHOP
  • SERVICES
    • APPRAISALS
    • SELL YOUR JEWELRY
  • GEMOLOGY
    • GEM ENCYCLOPEDIA
    • THE ART OF GEMOLOGY
  • JEWELRY EDUCATION
    • DIAMOND FACTS
    • JEWELER DIRECTORY
    • JEWELRY PERIODS
    • POCKET WATCHES
    • NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY
  • GLOSSARY