Beginner's Guide to Gemmology
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Beginner's Guide to Gemmology

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
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Beginner's Guide to Gemmology

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Beginner's Guide to Gemmology presents the profiles of the principal gem materials. This book discusses the interesting characteristics of gemstones as the growing consumer market jewelry resulted in increased sales of gem testing instruments. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the development of the science of gemmology. This text then explains the fundamental qualities necessary in a gem, including color, hardness, specific gravity, crystallography, refractive index, pleochroism, critical angle, luminescence, and absorption spectra. Other chapters consider the organic gem materials, including amber, ivory, coral, tortoiseshell, jet, ebony, and pearl. This book discusses as well the various methods used in the production of man-made gemstones and the commercial use in gem testing. The final chapter deals with the composition of synthetic gemstones. This book is a valuable resource for gemmologists and jewelers. Students who intend to become a qualified gemologist will also find this book extremely useful.

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Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2013
ISBN
9781483183121
Edition
2
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Beginner's Guide to Gemmology
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1. Gemmology,the Science of Gem Materials
  7. Chapter 2. Colour, Lustre and Sheen
  8. Chapter 3. Crystallography, the Science of Crystal Structures
  9. Chapter 4. Hardness, Fracture, Cleavage and Parting
  10. Chapter 5. Specific Gravity
  11. Chapter 6. Refractive Index and Double Refraction
  12. Chapter 7. The Optics of Polished Gemstones
  13. Chapter 8. Absorption and Emission Spectra
  14. Chapter 9. Luminescent and Electrical Properties of Gems
  15. Chapter 10. Organic Gem Materials and their Simulants
  16. Chapter 11. Synthetic Gemstones
  17. Chapter 12. Gemstone Simulants
  18. Appendix A
  19. Appendix B
  20. Appendix C Bibliography
  21. Appendix D Examination Notes
  22. Index