CIBJO — The World Jewellery Confederation
CIBJO — The World Jewellery Confederation — International trade confederation. Publishes the Blue Books (Gemstone, Pearl, Coral, Jade), the most widely referenced nomenclature and disclosure framework in the trade.
About this authority
- Jurisdiction
- International trade confederation
- Role
- Publishes the Blue Books (Gemstone, Pearl, Coral, Jade), the most widely referenced nomenclature and disclosure framework in the trade.
- Publisher
- CIBJO
- Reference
- CIBJO – The World Jewellery Confederation. Gemmological Laboratories Book (Blue Book), Gemmological Commission 2024-1.
How this site cites it
The entry point for this body is listed in the authority-source field of 433 entries, resolving to 5 distinct URLs — of which 433 point at the same page (CIBJO – The World Jewellery Confederation. Gemmological Laboratories Book (Blue Book), Gemmological Commission 2024-1.). This is an institution-level pointer, not a clause-level citation: none of these rows identifies a paragraph or a section.
2 documents are tied at this count: CIBJO – The World Jewellery Confederation. The Gemstone Book (Blue Book), 2022., CIBJO – The World Jewellery Confederation. Gemmological Laboratories Book (Blue Book), Gemmological Commission 2024-1..
What this project actually uses from this body
Clause-level citations on file, by document. Counts are citation positions on this site, not paragraphs of the original; no text of the original is reproduced here.
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| Document | Edition on file | Original checked against | Clauses on file | Entries citing it | Where it is cited | How this site holds it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIBJO – The World Jewellery Confederation. The Gemstone Book (Blue Book), 2022. | CIBJO-GEM-2022 | Official-Gemstone-Book-2022.pdf | 112 | 49 | Authority basis on entry pages (39); Disclosure warnings on entry pages (25) | reference only (no text reproduced) |
| CIBJO – The World Jewellery Confederation. Gemmological Laboratories Book (Blue Book), Gemmological Commission 2024-1. | CIBJO-GLB-2023 | CIBJO-Gemmological-Laboratories-Blue-Book-2024-02-11.pdf | 433 | 331 | Authority basis on entry pages (334); Disclosure warnings on entry pages (21); Clause-level definitions on entry pages (11); Alias notes on entry pages (3) | reference only (no text reproduced) |
| CIBJO – The World Jewellery Confederation. The Coral Book (Blue Book), 2024. | CIBJO-COR-2024 | Coral-Blue-Book-2024.pdf | 48 | 10 | Disclosure warnings on entry pages (10); Authority basis on entry pages (9); Alias notes on entry pages (2); Clause-level definitions on entry pages (2) | reference only (no text reproduced) |
| CIBJO – The World Jewellery Confederation. The Pearl Book (Blue Book), 2024. | CIBJO-PRL-2024 | Pearl-Book-2024.pdf | 49 | 9 | Authority basis on entry pages (8); Disclosure warnings on entry pages (4); Alias notes on entry pages (2) | reference only (no text reproduced) |
Entries citing this body
- Abalone Pearl
- Achroite
- Actinolite
- Agarwood
- Agate
- Akoya Cultured Pearl
- Alashan Yu
- Albite
- Albite Jade
- Alexandrite
- Alexandrite Cat’s-eye
- Almandine
- Amazonite
- Amber
- Amber with Animal Inclusion
- Amber with Plant Inclusion
- Amblygonite
- Amethyst
- Ametrine
- Ammolite
- Amphibole
- Andalusite
- Andesine
- Andradite
…and 409 more of 433 entries in total
CIBJO member countries (38)
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Colombia
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- India
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- South Korea
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Panama
- Peru
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Armenia
- Cook Islands
- French Polynesia
National formal-name columns
- Germany
- Germany / EU formal name (DE)
- France
- France formal name (AFG / DGCCRF)
- India
- India formal name (BIS / GJEPC)
- Thailand
- Thailand formal name (GIT)
- Australia
- Australia formal name (GAA)
Names that carry a mis-selling risk
Trade names that carry a mis-selling risk, with the name to use instead, are listed on a separate page: Misleading and prohibited trade names
Divergences where this body has a position on record
- Artificial Gadolinium Gallium Garnet (GGG) (Standard-level reference (annex or book, no clause number))
- Artificial Strontium Aluminate Borate (Standard-level reference (annex or book, no clause number))
- Artificial Strontium Titanate (Standard-level reference (annex or book, no clause number))
- Artificial Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (YAG) (Standard-level reference (annex or book, no clause number))
- Chrome Chalcedony (Basis pending verification)
- Chrysocolla Chalcedony (Basis pending verification)
- Fei Cui / Jadeite Jade (Clause-level citation)
- Hawk’s Eye (Basis pending verification)
- Hetian Yu / Nephrite (Clause-level citation)
- Labradorite (Spectrolite) (Basis pending verification)
- Lead-Glass-Filled Ruby (Standard-level reference (annex or book, no clause number))
- Man-made Glass (Standard-level reference (annex or book, no clause number))
- Onyx (banded chalcedony) (Clause-level citation)
- Plastic (Clause-level citation)
- Precious Coral (Clause-level citation)
- Pressed Amber (Clause-level citation)
- Rock Crystal (Standard-level reference (annex or book, no clause number))
- Smoky Quartz (brown variety) (Basis pending verification)
- South Sea Cultured Pearl (Clause-level citation)
- Synthetic Cubic Zirconia (Standard-level reference (annex or book, no clause number))
- Synthetic Diamond (Clause-level citation)
- Synthetic Emerald (Standard-level reference (annex or book, no clause number))
- Synthetic Opal (Basis pending verification)
- Synthetic Ruby (Clause-level citation)
- Synthetic Sapphire (Standard-level reference (annex or book, no clause number))
- Synthetic Spinel (Standard-level reference (annex or book, no clause number))
- Tiger’s Eye (Clause-level citation)