The Natural History Museum Book of Gemstones: A concise reference guide

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Harlow, George.E., ed. (1998) The Nature of Diamonds. Press Syndicate of the Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York. O’Donoghue, Michael and Louise Joyner. (2003) Identification of gemstones. Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford.

Liddicoat, Richard T. (1989) Handbook of Gem Identification. 12th ed., rev., Gemological Institute of America, Santa Monica, CA . A fantastic book about stealing Colombian emeralds. Sometimes you can find the movie on cable staring Ryan O'Niel. The book is better. Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I Koivula (2005) Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 2. Opinio Publishers, Basel. ISBN: 3-0399-9029-2

Have you searched the net and wanted more information about diamonds and precious gemstones? The following are books for the novice, the collector, the investor and the gemologist. I consider these books prime source research materials. Koivula, John I. (2000) The Microworld of Diamonds. Gemworld International, Northbrook, Illinois. ISBN: 0-964-17335-2

Zaitsev, A.M. (2001) Optical Properties of Diamond: a Data Handbook. Springer, Berlin and New York. ISBN: 354066582X Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I. Koivula (2005) Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 2. Opinio Publishers, Basel. As entertaining as it is incisive, Stoned is a raucous journey through the history of human desire for what is rare, and therefore precious. Watermeyer, Basil (2006) Diamond Cutting: a Complete Guide to Diamond Processing. Basil Watermeyer, Johannesburg. ISBN: 062930756

Regional Mineral and Gem Guides

Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I. Koivula (2004) Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 1. 4th ed., Opinio Publishers, Basel. Gem Reference Guide (1993) Gemological Institute of America, Santa Monica, California. ISBN: 0-87311-029-3

Sisk, Gerald D. (2106) The Sisk Gemology Reference. America Collectibles Network dba Jewelry Television, Knoxville, Tennessee. ISBN: 9780692713181 (v.1); 9780692794722 (v.2); 9780692794739 (v.3) Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I. Koivula (2004) Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones [Volume 1]. Opinio Publishers, Basel. ISBN: 3-03999-041-1Winter, Colin H. (2003) A Students Guide to Spectroscopy. OPL Press, Leatherhead, Surrey. ISBN: 0-954-48530-0