"Identification of Gemstones" is a comprehensive reference guide to gem and ornamental materials, and outlines all the features a gem tester has to know before making an identification.The experienced author team describe not only each natural gem species, but also their synthetic counterparts, and the materials used as imitations, demonstrating how to avoid costly mistakes.End of chapter summaries, details of further reading, and the companion website combine to provide all the support needed by professional gemmologists, antique and gemstone dealers, jewellers and students.
- ISBN10 0719803519
- ISBN13 9780719803512
- Publish Date 1 April 2008 (first published 16 December 2002)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
- Imprint NAG Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 382
- Language English