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Identification of Gemstones [Paperback]

Louise Joyner (Author), Michael O'Donoghue (Author)

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Publication Date: January 30, 2003

A comprehensive reference guide to gem and ornamental materials, this book deals with each gem species, outlining all the features a gem tester has to know before making an identification.

The experienced author team describe not only each natural gem species, but also their synthetic counterparts, and the materials used as imitations, demonstrating how to avoid potentially costly mistakes.

End of chapter summaries, details of further reading, and the companion web site combine to provide all the support needed by professional gemmologists, antique and gemstone dealers, jewellers and students.

* Learn how to put the theory of identification into practice with this accessible guide
* 60 full colour photographs to illustrate identifying features
* Chapter summaries and companion website support provide easy understanding and reference

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The experienced author team describe not only each natural gem species, but also their synthetic counterparts, and the materials used as imitations, demonstrating how to avoid potentially costly mistakes.

End of chapter summaries, details of further reading, and the companion web site combine to provide all the support needed by professional gemmologists, antique and gemstone dealers, jewellers and students.

* Learn how to put the theory of identification into practice with this accessible guide
* 60 full colour photographs to illustrate identifying features
* Chapter summaries and companion website support provide easy understanding and reference

Editorial Reviews

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'Michael O'Donoghue and Louise Joyner are to be congratulated on authoring this innovative identification manual for gemstones, gem materials, their synthetics and their imitations.
Purchase of this manual of gem identification is recommended to all students of gemmology. Practical gemmology will be well served by this publication.'

The Australian Gemmologist

'the authors have produced a work of reference that is packed with a mass of determinative information... use of both the contents page and the index will quickly reveal a wealth of material to aid specific identification problems'.

Journal of Gemmology 2003

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An invaluable guide to identifying gems and other ornamental materials

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Product Details

Paperback: 328 pages
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (January 30, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750655127
ISBN-13: 978-0750655125
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,896,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nice book but needs more illustrations, December 31, 2007

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in fact i have read many books in gemstones identifications but this one is good in knowledge but it requires more colors , pictures and illustrations.. as most of us knows that without illustrations its hard for some people to imagine...

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2.0 out of 5 stars Identification of Gemstones, February 14, 2007

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this book could be useful for entry level student but very useless for professional level or advance stage of gemology, it is also very high priced.

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Throughout the book, in which a great number of facts and figures are presented, a number of technical terms will recur, some of which will be explained (and often repeated) on the spot. Read the first page

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thermal reaction tester, rare earth absorption spectrum, natural solid inclusions, standard gemmological tests, chromium absorption spectrum, gemmological refractometer, very easy cleavage, major gem species, other gem species, yellow scapolite, natural mineral inclusions, gemmological testing, hydrothermal emeralds, pleochroic colours, phenakite crystals, colour zoning, cobalt absorption spectrum, iron absorption spectrum, moonstone effect, yellow orthoclase, synthetic amethyst, synthetic spinel, natural alexandrite, hand spectroscope, yellow apatite

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Sri Lanka, Type Ila, East Africa, Journal of Gemmology, Type Ilb, New York, New Zealand, Union Carbide, United States, Hong Kong, Mong Hsu, New Jersey, South Africa, Australian Gemmologist, Dominican Republic, Lake Biwa, Minas Gerais, Tucson Gem, North Carolina, Ouro Preto, Pierre Gilson, Rio Grande, British Columbia, Peter Read's Gemmology, The Mineralogical Record

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Sri Lanka (Countries of the World (Gareth Stevens)) by Krishnan Guruswamy on 4 pages
Gem Testing by B. W. Anderson in Front Matter, page 206, and page 232
The Spectroscope and Gemmology by B. W. Anderson in Front Matter
The Heat Treatment of Ruby and Sapphire by Ted Themelis in Index

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Analytical Techniques in Materials Conservation by Barbara H. Stuart on page 41
Gemmology, Third Edition by Peter Read C Eng MIEE FGA DGA in Back Matter

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