EGP Field Archive
From the Arab Field to Gemological Knowledge
During my practical journey in gemology, and through direct engagement with specimens, documents and field photographs from several Arab regions, I have observed a clear growth in scientific curiosity and gemological awareness. Interest is no longer limited to a stone’s beauty or commercial value; many now ask about mineral identity, inclusions, provenance, treatments, and the differences between natural, synthetic and imitation materials.
This record documents part of that journey through specimens and photographs from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria and Algeria. It is a visual and educational record based on documentation of the source from which the specimens or images were received, not on a published laboratory examination of each piece. Images alone are therefore neither laboratory reports nor definitive proof of identity, provenance or treatment. This is where EGP begins: turning observation into knowledge and connecting a passion for gemstones with responsible scientific method.
Source and location documentation: according to the source record provided to EGP. Photographs/materials published with the owner's permission. The names are educational documentary descriptions, not certificates of laboratory examination. Photographs alone do not establish mineral identity, commercial value, origin or treatment.
Sapphire
Saudi Arabia | Sample from direct field prospecting, according to source documentation.
Garnet
Southern Saudi Arabia | According to source documentation.
Peridot
Southern Saudi Arabia | According to source documentation.
Enstatite
Southern Syria | Sample from an ancient, inactive volcanic field, according to source documentation.
Enstatite
Southern Syria | Additional documentation of the specimen from the volcanic field.
Rock crystal (clear quartz)
Yemen | According to source documentation.
Smoky quartz
Yemen | According to source documentation; smoky colour alone does not establish colour origin or treatment.
Amethyst quartz
Yemen | According to source documentation.
Rock crystal (clear quartz)
Yemen | According to source documentation.
Zircon
Southern Saudi Arabia | According to source documentation.
Multicoloured rock crystal quartz
Southwest Saudi Arabia | According to source documentation.
Agate
Yemen | According to source documentation.
Citrine quartz
Saudi Arabia | According to source documentation.
Zircon
Southern Saudi Arabia | According to source documentation.
Peridot
Southern Saudi Arabia | According to source documentation.
Aquamarine
Southwest Saudi Arabia | According to source documentation.
Olive peridot
Southern Saudi Arabia | According to source documentation.
Marine pearl
Gulf of Aden — Southern Yemen | Marine pearl specimen, according to source documentation. The photograph shows irregular form and surface lustre; photography alone does not establish biological species, precise origin, or treatment.
Marine pearl
Gulf of Aden — Southern Yemen | Close documentation of the same specimen, recording variation in form and surface lustre according to source documentation; it is not a substitute for gemological or laboratory examination.
Coral
Mediterranean Sea — Algeria | According to source documentation.