Eleanor Hartwell
Freelance jewelry journalist and Graduate Gemologist
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Eleanor Hartwell is a freelance journalist who has covered jewelry, gemstones and precious metals for trade and consumer publications for over twenty years. She trained as a Graduate Gemologist at GIA, with further study in jewelry appraising, and writes a monthly trade column on the stories behind gems and metals.
At a glance
- 20+ years of trade and consumer jewelry journalism
- Monthly trade column on gems and metals
- GIA Graduate Gemologist and jewelry appraising studies, 1997 to 2004
Education
- Graduate Gemologist Gemological Institute of America (GIA) 1998 to 2002
- Graduate Gemologist, Jewelry Appraising Gemological Institute of America (GIA) 1997 to 2004 · Alumni
Experience
- Freelance writer and editor Own studio About 2004 to present
Bridal jewelry, gemstones and trade topics.
- Monthly columnist Regional jewelry trade newspapers About 2005 to present
Jewelry news and the stories behind stones, including metals such as palladium.
- Contributing editor Trade magazine About 2008 to present
Mining and gemstone trends.
- Editor Diamond industry report About 2006 to present
Colored gemstone and colored diamond reports.
- Editor-in-chief Diamond trade magazine About two years
Led the magazine through a full publishing cycle.
Skills
Recognition
In October 2015, a trade press release reported that she won the top trophy for Educational Articles (Advanced) in the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies bulletin editors contest, plus third and fifth places in other categories.
Role on this site
Author of gold karat, hallmark and silver purity guides. A second person reviews the maths.
Pages written
- How to calculate scrap value
- Gold purity chart
- Is my gold real?
- Where to sell scrap gold
- Glossary
- Gold hallmarks
- Silver purity
- Is scrap gold taxable?
- Gold price history
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