Sinkankas is the prime authority on gemology...A noble work that will stand unchallenged for decades... (
Reference & Research Book News )
John is the 'Michener' of gemology and this work is his Centennial..the compilation of the Bibliography is the fruition of a lifetime's work: researched from scratch!...To say that the Sinkankas Bibliography is the best gemological bibliography is to condemn it with faint praise. The book is astounding! (
Geoliterary Bulletin )
..this will remain for many years he place to find out anything one would want to know about who wrote what about gems, who was he in the first place, and what did John think about what he wrote. Libraries, bibliophiles, and gem dealers surely should have this available... (
H. Stanton Hill, Emeritus Professor Of Geology, Claremont C )
It is doubtful that anyone else could have produced such a thorough and informative survey of the gemological literature...the most important book that a gemologist could have. (
Lapidary Journal )
A superb work with quite a reasonable price for the amount of information contained and a credit to our science. (
M.O'd., J. Gemm. )
This is destined to become a classic, since the name Sinkankas is synonymous with gemology...monumental...This is no ordinary bibliography...There is no other comparable book, making this a mandatory purchase... (
Reference Books Bulletin )
...a vast amount of information on gem minerals and gem deposits can be accessed...for the bibliophile as well as the scholar...will be a strong candidate for the Geoscience Information Society's annual Best Reference Work Award. Geologists and mineralogists as well as gemologists, historians of science, and bibliophiles will find this a useful reference because of its wide intellectual, geographic, and temporal scope. (
Economic Geology )
...a magnificent contribution to the gemological literature...there's nothing like it... (
Lillian Cole, Twelfth Street Booksellers, Santa Monica )
This may well be the publishing event of the decade (if not the century) in the gemstone field...Sinkankas, a stickler for accuracy and completeness, thoroughly researched the available literature to provide background for his own writings...The resulting annotated bibliography is unique in its field, and its usefulness and importance cannot be overstated. The work has been published in two massive but handsome volumes. (
Rocks And Minerals )
...A noble work that will stand unchallenged for decades... (
Scitech Book News )
An exciting bibliography on gemology...The commentary reveals the author's knowledge about and enthusiasm for the material. Highly recommended for collections with even a vague need for a bibliography on gemology. (
Choice )
a must for any extensive gemology library. If you must, float a loan on your Rolex! (
Jewelers Book Club )
very important...bibliographical reference work...a major reference work that will be very useful for the general antiquarians. (
Abba Newsletter )
The appearance in print of Gemology, An Annotated Bibliography is one of the very important events in the history of gemological publishing. (
Gems & Gemology )
John Sinkankas (Bs. Ed., William Paterson College of New Jersey; Ph.D. Honoris Causa) is a retired U.S. Navy captain. He is a Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America and is the first recipient of the Carnegie Mineralogical Award (1988) of the Carnegie Natural History Museum, Pittsburgh. He has written seven books on gems and related subjects; his first work,
Gem Cutting, now in its third edition, was chosen by the USSR as an instruction manual and published in Moscow in a Russian translation in 1989.
