Rare Gemstones
How to Identify, Evaluate and Care for Unusual Gems
DISCOVER
RARE GEMS
Rare Gemstones
provides concise, interesting and practical details on uncommon gems that are being used by designers to create distinctive jewelry. It not only lists the identification properties of the gems, but tells you where they are found, how they are used, why they are unique, how they are priced, and how to care for them. High quality photos show the different colors and varieties of each gem and give you ideas on how each can be used creatively in jewelry. Written in a succinct, user-friendly style, Rare Gemstones is a companion book to Newman’s Gemstone Buying Guide and an ideal reference for jewelers, sales associates, appraisers, gem collectors, gemology students, gem dealers and consumers.Full Title: Rare Gemstones: How to Identify, Evaluate and Care for Unusual Gems
Author: Renée Newman
Publisher: International Jewelry Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-929975-46-7
$19.95, Trade paperback, 482 photos, 137 pages, 6" x 9"
Publication Date: February 2012 Buy Rare Gemstones
Newman will be giving a free seminar on exotic gems at the AGTA Tucson Gem show on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at 9:00 AM in the Greenlee Room of the Tucson Convention Center.
After the presentation, she will be signing books at the National Association of Jewelry Appraiser's (NAJA) booth (AGTA G-11) in the Tucson Convention Center.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF RARE GEMSTONES
● Focuses on
rare and unusual gems. As a result, it provides more up-to-date
information and photos of these stones than you will find in other general
gemstone books.
● Provides
retail price ranges for the gems.
●
Has 482 photos, a high percentage of which show the
gems mounted in jewelry, rather than only loose.
●
Includes more
information on quality evaluation than most other general gemstone guides.
● Provides
detailed treatment information about the gems along with the
identification data.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
How the Gems Were Selected for This Book
How This Book Differs from Other Gem Books
Rare Gemstones Used in Jewelry
Andalusite
Apatite
Aragonite
Azurite
Benitoite
Bixbite (Red Beryl)
Calcite
Cobaltocalcite
Charoite
Chrysocolla
Danburite
Diaspore (Zultanite)
Diopside
Chrome Diopside
Dumortierite
Enstatite & Bronzite
Fluorite
Gaspéite
Hematite
Howlite
Idocrase, see vesuvianite
Kyanite
Larimar (Pectolite)
Magnesite
Marcasite
Maw-sit-sit
Natural Glass
Obsidian
Moldavite
Pectolite, see larimar
Phosphosiderite
Prehnite
Psilomelane
Pyrite
Red beryl, see bixbite
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Astorite
Serpentine
Seraphinite (Clinochlore)
Sodalite
Hackmanite
Sphene (Titanite)
Sugilite
Titanite, see sphene
Unakite
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Californite
Zultanite, see diaspore
Rare Gemstones Sometimes Used in Jewelry
Amblygonite
Axinite
Brazilianite
Cuprite
Epidote
Haüyne
Hemimorphite
Jeremejevite
Kornerupine
Lepidolite
Phenakite
Scapolite
Scheelite
Sillimanite
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Taaffeite
Tugtupite
Variscite
How to Care for Rare & Unusual GemsStoring Your Jewelry
Which Gemstones Are the Most Durable?
Choosing a Setting for Fragile Gemstones
How to Clean Fragile Gemstones
Miscellaneous Tips
Where to Find a Jewelry Appraiser
Appendix
Main Sources of Information for the Identification Data; Birthstones
Gemstone Identification Terms Explained
Gemstones in the Order of Their Descending Mohs Hardness
Gemstones in the Order of Their Descending Refractive Index
Gemstones in the Order of Their Descending Density (Specific Gravity)
Bibliography
Index
Newman Gem & Jewelry Series Book Links
Diamond Ring Buying Guide, Details & Reviews
Diamond Handbook, Details & Reviews
Gemstone Buying Guide, Details & Reviews
Gem & Jewelry Pocket Guide, Details & Reviews
Pearl Buying Guide, Details & Reviews
Jewelry Handbook, Details & Reviews
Ruby Sapphire & Emerald Buying Guide, Details & Reviews
Osteoporosis Prevention, Details & Reviews
Exotic Gems, Volume 1, Details & Reviews
Exotic Gems, Volume 2, Details & Reviews