Book Review – The Value of Colours
This is a story about Idar-Oberstein, the history, the gems, and the 400 year history of the Wild family. The back cover of the book states that “Wild lets the reader look into his safe…
Book ReviewBook Review: The Edward Arthur Metzger Gem Collection
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University has published one of the most remarkable gem collections of modern era, The Edward Arthur Metzger Gem Collection. Prominent author and gemologist Elise A. Skalwold co-authored this…
Book ReviewPractical Gemmology
Robert Webster's Practical Gemmology was first published in 1943. It was regarded as one of the primary readings in gemological education in the UK. The 6th and the last edition, was published in 1976. Naturally…
Book ReviewBook Review: Diamond Math, Second Edition
Reviewed by Richard B. Drucker, GG (GIA) Octahedral Crystal. Another section covers how to estimate the weight of drill holes. Should you ever encounter a drilled diamond bead that is strung, you can estimate the weight…
Book ReviewGem & Jewelry Appraising, Techniques of Professional Practice, 3rd Edition
Appraisal educator, the late Anna Miller lives on in the newly revised 3rd edition of her groundbreaking book Gem & Jewelry Appraising. Miller’s original appraisal book, first published in 1988, was the first on the…
Book ReviewThe Practical Guide to Jewelry Appraising, Third Edition
Cos Altobeli ranks as one of the most qualified appraisal experts in the industry so it is no surprise that this comprehensive work is his doing. His experience dates back to early childhood and by 17…
Book ReviewEmeralds A Passionate Guide, The Emeralds, The People, and Their Secrets
As I pulled open the flap of the cardboard box, I spied a glimpse of green. At that moment, I knew the much-awaited book that emerald specialist Ron Ringsrud had been promising to write was now…
Book ReviewPhotoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 3
This could be the easiest book review that I have ever written. Buy it! This is the long awaited Volume 3 in a series of inclusion books that cover the world of gems like only…
Book ReviewGemstones, A complete color reference for precious and semiprecious stones of the world
The book begins with a brief lesson on the technical aspects of gems including definitions of minerals, crystals, gems, metals, and the various properties of gems (R.I., birefringence, dispersion, S.G., hardness, cleav- age, etc.). While…
Book ReviewLaboratory-Grown Diamonds Information Guide to HPHT-grown and CVD-grown Diamonds. Second Edition
In 2004, Branko Deljanin, co- authored his first book on the subject, titled Laboratory Created Diamonds (co-authored with Sharrie Woodring). We reviewed it, recommended it, and this handy reference book on synthetic diamonds was formed…
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