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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 553.80287 EAN: 9780943763347 Edition: 3 ISBN: 0943763347 Label: Gemstone Press Manufacturer: Gemstone Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 330 Publication Date: 2003-05 Publisher: Gemstone Press Studio: Gemstone Press Editorial Review: Product Description: Contents: Setting Up a Basic Lab; Proper Lighting; How to Use Each Instrument & What It Will Show; Major Errors and How to Correct Them, and more. Appendixes: Charts & Tables of Gemstone Properties, Schools, Laboratories, Associations and Publications, Readings. Glossary. Index. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - GemsThis was a good book, explained many aspects well. Sometimes a little hard to follow. Written for the experienced buyer. Rating: - great informationThis was just the book I was looking for. I just recently started to get into collecting colored gemstones and this book was full of great information on what tools I would need and how to use them. That was so important to me. Rating:  - Essential Reference for Consumers, Hobbyists, Jewelers Interested in Gemstones."Gem Identification Made Easy" opens up the world of gem identification to the jeweler, hobbyist and the curious. I didn't come away with the impression that gem identification is easy, but that some kinds of identification are easy, inexpensive and FUN! Antoinette Matlins makes it clear that the bar to entry into gemology is low. Practice, diligence, and three small instruments that cost less than $200 will enable you to identify 80% of colored gemstones and their look-alikes as well as diamonds ... Read More Rating: - Valueable book for gem idLove it so much. A lot of information. This book will teach you how to setup a lab and making identificaiton of the gemstone without attending the gemology school - with very very reasonable price. Rating: - Needs More DetailThe book was good for a primer on gem tools and iidentification but lacked the detail I was seeking. It is an very good book for the beginner for it covers a lot of subjects about gem and the various tools used to identify them. I was seeking more exact detail and this book did not have it. |
