Gem Identification Made Easy, 4th Edtition: A Hands-on Guide to More Confident Buying and Selling » (Updated)

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.

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The book you can't do without. . .all the information you need, in no-nonsense language.

List of Tables xi List of Color Plates xii Preface to the Fourth Edition xiii Acknowledgments xvii Introduction Anna M. Miller xix Part 1 Before Beginning
1 Before Beginning 3 Part 2 Getting Ready
2 Setting Up the Lab 11
3 Proper Lighting for Gem Identification 35 Part 3 The Essential Instruments-What They Are and How to Use Them
4 The Loupe and Dark-Field Loupe 47
5 The Chelsea Filter and Synthetic Emerald Filter 73
6 The Dichroscope 89
7 The Ultraviolet Lamp 107
8 The Refractometer 127
9 The Microscope 145 Part 4 Optional Instruments-When and How to Use Them
10 The Spectroscope 171
11 The Polariscope 185
12 The Diamond-Type Spotter and Blue Diamond Tester-Essential Tools for Diamond Buyers 191
13 The Immersion Cell 207
14 The Electronic Diamond Tester 219
15 The Carbide Scriber-An Essential Tool for Diamond Buyers 227
16 The "Synthetic Diamond Detectors" 233 Part 5 Antique and Estate Jewelry
17 Antique and Estate Jewelry-The True Test of Gem Identification Skill 241 Part 6 Appendices Gemstone Property Tables 283 Glossary 293 Recommended Reading 301 Where to Go for Additional Gemological Training 307 International List of Gem Testing Laboratories and Gemologists 319 International List of Associations 337 Selected List of Gem Identification Equipment Suppliers in the United States and Canada 344 Index 347