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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 9780929975412
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Buying Guide : How to Identify, Evaluate and Select These Gems
- Item Length
- 5.9in
- Publisher
- International Jewelry Publications
- Genre
- Nature
- Topic
- Rocks & Minerals
- Item Width
- 9.1in
- Item Weight
- 15.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 188 Pages
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Product Information
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 will need to be a smart buyer. Topics in this guide include: Quality evaluation; Gem treatments; Fakes and synthetics; Lab reports; Geographic sources; Appraisals; Gem cleaning & care; Savvy buying.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
International Jewelry Publications
ISBN-10
0929975413
ISBN-13
9780929975412
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71842527
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Buying Guide : How to Identify, Evaluate and Select These Gems
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Rocks & Minerals
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Nature
Number of Pages
188 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
5.9in
Item Width
9.1in
Item Weight
15.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ts755.R82n483 2009
Edition Number
3
Reviews
"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
Table of Content
Preface; Curious Facts About Rubies & Sapphires; Geographic Sources; Carat Weight; Shape & Cutting Style; Judging Ruby Colour; Judging Emerald Colour; Judging Sapphire Colours; Judging Clarity & Transparency; Judging Cut; Ruby & Sapphire Treatments; Emerald Treatments; Appraisals Versus Lab Reports; Imitation or Real?; Synthetic or Natural?; Star Rubies & Sapphires; Caring for Ruby, Emerald & Sapphire Jewellery; Index.
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2008-035751
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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