Wikipedia:WikiProject Gemology and Jewelry/Jewelry

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The Gemology and Jewelry category structure is:

  1. Clear crystals
  2. Translucent crystals
  3. Colored stones
  4. Man-made gems
  5. Physical characteristics of gems
  6. Metaphysical characteristics of gems
    1. Pranic and Vedic meanings
    2. Modern metaphysics

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Articles related to Gemology and Jewelry should be tagged on the Talk page with {{WP Gemology and Jewelry}}

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  • Articles related specifically to Jewelry should be tagged on the Talk page with {{WP Gemology and Jewelry|jewelry=yes}}
  • Articles related specifically to Gemstones should be tagged on the Talk page with {{WP Gemology and Jewelry|gemstones=yes}}
  • Articles related specifically to Gemology should be tagged on the Talk page with {{WP Gemology and Jewelry|gemology=yes}}
  • Articles related specifically to the business aspects of gems and jewelry, should be tagged on the Talk page with {{WP Gemology and Jewelry|business=yes}}
  • Articles related specifically to people involved in gemology or jewelry, should be tagged on the Talk page with {{WP Gemology and Jewelry|people=yes}}

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Many of the article headings listed below, were drawn from WinJewel dictionary online and Jewelry Glossary - Definition of Jewelry Terms
For gemstone misnomers
Gemology Dictionary
World of gemstones


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