| #926126 in Books | 2011-12-20 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .40 x5.90 x8.90l,1.00 | File type: PDF | 188 pages||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| Learn About Gems|By Howard A. Daniel III|My wife is learning how to identify and grade gemstones. After she retires in 2012, she will accompany me driving to yard sales and estate sales. I look for items from SE Asia, gold and silver but she will be looking for gemstones at low prices or even considered junk by the sellers. She has told me that this book is an excellent refe||"With an appendix, bibliography and index, this up-to-date reliable guide on how to purchase a ruby, sapphire or emerald is highly recommended for dealers and collectors alike." --Antique and Collectors Trader, July 2009
This guide helps buyers to evaluate these spectacular gems and it updates professionals on new treatments and sources of corundum and emerald. Using close-up photographs, the book shows how to make visual judgements about clarity, transparency, cut quality and brilliance. In addition, it helps you to understand lab reports and find appraisers and labs. You will also get tips on detecting imitations and synthetic stones. Let this guide provide the in-depth information you...
You easily download any file type for your device.Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald Buying Guide: How to Identify, Evaluate & Select These Gems (Newman Gem & Jewelry) | Renee Newman, Ren'e Newman. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
