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Antonio C. Bonanno Antoinette M Gem Identification Made Easy (6th Ed (Hardback)
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- Book Title
- Gem Identification Made Easy (6th Edition)
- Publication Name
- Gem Identification Made Easy (6th Edition)
- Title
- Gem Identification Made Easy (6th Edition)
- Subtitle
- A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying & Selling
- Format
- Hardback
- EAN
- 9780997014556
- ISBN
- 9780997014556
- Edition
- 6th Edition, New, Updated and Expanded
- Publisher
- Longhill Partners, Incorporated
- Genre
- Science Nature & Math
- Topic
- Jewelry, Rocks & Minerals
- Release Date
- 13/10/2016
- Release Year
- 2016
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 228mm
- Item Length
- 152mm
- Item Width
- 29mm
- Item Weight
- 703g
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Gem Identification Made Easy is the first and only book that explains in non-technical terms how to identify diamonds and colored gems, and how to separate natural gems from imitations, treated stones, synthetics, and look-alikes . The book's approach is direct and practical, and its style easy to understand. In fact, with this highly accessible guide, anyone can begin to master gem identification. Includes over 150 photographs and illustrationsover 80 in full color! Using a simple, step-by-step system, the authors explain how to properly use essential but uncomplicated instruments to identify stones, what to look for gemstone by gemstone, and how to set up a basic lab at modest cost. Three of the instruments are inexpensive, portable, pocket instruments that, when used together, can identify almost 85% of all precious and popular stones. The key to avoiding costly mistakes and recognizing profitable opportunities is knowing both what to look for and what to look out for. Gem Identification Made Easy will help you: Open your eyes to the types of treatments, imitations, synthetics, look-alikes, and fakes in the gem market today. Learn how to tell the difference between them. Quickly spot: Synthetics, including synthetic emeralds and diamonds Filled diamonds Diffused "blue" sapphires and "red" rubies HPHT-treated diamonds ... and much more! Determine how to spot the newest "composite" imitations. Learn how to identify recently discovered gems such as "Mandarin" garnet, red "emerald," and North Carolina's chromium-rich emeralds. Discover new treatments such as surface coatings to create "fancy color" diamonds and improve or change the color of many gemstones. Know when to seek help from a professional gemologist or lab. Become more professional in your business or hobby.
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Publisher
Longhill Partners, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0997014555
ISBN-13
9780997014556
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237638941
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Jewelry, Rocks & Minerals
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
24.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Book Title
Gem Identification Made Easy (6th Edition) : a Hands-On Guide to more Confident Buying and Selling
Lc Classification Number
Qe392.M33 2016
Edition Number
6
Table of Content
Contents List of Tables * xi List of Color Plates * xii Preface to the Fourth Edition * xiii Acknowledgments * xvii Introduction by Anna M. Miller * xix Part 1 Before Beginning 1. Before Beginning * 3 Part 2 Getting Ready 2. Setting Up the Lab * 13 3. Proper Lighting for Gem Identification * 37 PART 3 The Essential Instruments--What They Are and How to Use Them 4. The Loupe and Dark-Field Loupe * 49 5. The Chelsea Filter and Synthetic Emerald Filter * 77 6. The Dichroscope * 93 7. The Ultraviolet Lamp * 111 8. The Refractometer * 131 9. The Microscope * 149 Part 4 Optional Instruments--When and How to Use Them 10. The Spectroscope * 175 11. The Polariscope * 189 12. The Diamond-Type Spotter and Blue Diamond Tester-- Essential Tools for Diamond Buyers * 195 x CONTENTS 13. The Immersion Cell * 215 14. The Electronic Diamond Tester * 227 15. The Carbide Scriber--An Essential Tool for Diamond Buyers * 235 16. The "Synthetic Diamond Detectors" * 241 Part 5 Antique and Estate Jewelry 17. Antique and Estate Jewelry-- The True Test of Gem Identification Skill * 249 18. A New Type of Composite Imitation * 289 Part 6 Appendices Gemstone Property Tables * 307 Glossary * 317 Recommended Reading * 325 Where to Go for Additional Gemological Training * 331 International List of Gem Testing Laboratories and Gemologists * 344 International List of Associations * 361 Selected List of Gem Identification Equipment Suppliers in the United States and Canada * 368 Inde x * 371
Copyright Date
2016
Format
Hardcover
Lccn
2016-022467
Intended Audience
Trade
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Nature, Antiques & Collectibles
Number of Pages
400 Pages
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