Gemstones. Understanding - Identifying - Buying

摘要

Gemstones is an ideal reference book for the gem collector, hobbyist and student gemmologist, its profuse high quality colour illustrations also enabling the identification by comparison of a range of gem materials. Written for the layperson as an introduction to the fascinating world of gemstones and jewellery, the first few pages of Gemstones lists the qualities which go to make up a desirable gem. These pages also contain explanations of some of the more technical gemmology terms together with descriptions of basic low-cost instruments for the identification of stones, both subjects of special interest to the author.