Books On Collecting and Buying Gemstones
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The trade of gemstones is a highly specialized and often secretive business, and these books cover the exciting field of collecting gem stones.
These books were written for goldsmiths, collectors, jewelry-makers, gem investors, retailers and consumers who want to buy gemstones and and for gemmologists.
Learn how-to evaluate, identify, select and care for colored gemstones. Including jade, opal, topaz, garnet, ruby spinel, chalcedony, tourmaline, phenomenal
stones and synthetic stones.
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Books On Collecting and Buying Gemstones
- Gemstone Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select and Care for Colored Gems
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- -Renée Newman / Paperback 156 pages, 2nd Edition / Published April 2003
Written for both consumers and professionals, this guide gives pointers on how to buy gemstones. Covers the fundamentals
of buying colored gemstones, including jade, opal, topaz, garnet, ruby spinel, chalcedony, tourmaline, phenomenal stones
and synthetic stones. This full-color guide book to colored gems provides information on quality evaluation, price comparison,
gemstone identification, cutting styles, treatments, fake stones, gem cleaning, gem care and geographic sources.
Includes 281 excellent color photographs, gemstone description charts, and information on evaluating color and
transparency.
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- Gemstones of the World: Newly Revised & Expanded Third Edition
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- -Walter Schumann (Author) / Hardcover 272 pages, 3Rd Edition / Published January 2007
Gemstones of the World is truly the single volume that every hobbyist, jeweler, jewelry maker, and rockhound needs: it’s the cornerstone of the field.
And this updated edition contains a host of new findings on “Gemstones for Collectors,” additional gems in the “Table of Constants,” and the “double fraction”
figures that experts have long wanted—a very special new feature.
All the gemstones are treated in their many variations: more than 1,500 full-color photos showcase each precious and semiprecious stone in both its rough,
natural, and its polished and cut renditions. Each entry offers complete information on the gemstone’s formation, structure, physical properties, and characteristics,
along with the best methods of working, cutting, and polishing it. There are even full treatments of lesser-known gems, from andalusite to vesuvian, and a special
section is devoted to rocks as precious stones, including alabaster, onyx, obsidian, and fossils. Organic gem materials are also covered, such as coral, ivory, amber,
and pearl. Charts and tables help collectors identify unknown gemstones and check for genuineness.
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- The Jeweler's Directory of Gemstones: A Complete Guide to Appraising and Using Precious Stones From Cut and Color to Shape and Settings
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- -Judith Crowe, Author / Hardcover 176 pages Published October 2006
This excellent book, written by an expert gemstone dealer and designer, will provide the reader with the insider knowledge needed to make accurate judgments of gemstones, to recognize low- and high-quality stones,
and to make a good buy rather than a bad one. Each full-color spread is packed with concise text, annotated drawings and beautiful photographs, including a showcase of virtuoso jewelry designs. Great for informed consumers.
This book covers:
- Sources and grading
- Traditional and modern settings
- Cutting and faceting
- Designing a special setting
- Gemstone groups
- Appraising, buying and handling gemstones
- Diamond types and pearls
- Spotting synthetics and fakes.
Here is a sampling of the practical insider information in this book:
- Using a loupe to examine a stone
- Understanding laser cutting and carving
- Identifying synthetic diamonds
- Buying at gem fairs and from dealers
- Cleaning and storing stones.
No other book has this kind expert advice that is up-to-date, clearly written and with complete illustrations, for evaluating and using gemstones.
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