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

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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 As the one of the leading gemstone suppliers in the UK, we have a specially curated range of gemstone books to help you identify different types of precious stones and gemstones, get inspiration for your jewellery making projects, and learn how to set semi-precious stones to create gorgeous rings, earrings and other jewellery items. Cabochon Gemstones What is a cabochon? Cabochon gemstones usually have a flat bottom and polished domed top. They’re the ideal choice for earrings, pendants, and rings due to their opaque and unique natural inclusions. At Cooksongold, our cabochon gemstones come in a range of sizes and shapes, with our most popular designs including squares and teardrops. Buy Precious and Semi-Precious Stones at Cooksongold

Gems & Gemology in Review: Treated Diamonds (2008) Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, California. ISBN: 978-0-87311-054-9 Harlow, George.E., ed. (1998) The Nature of Diamonds. Press Syndicate of the Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York. ISBN: 0521629357Gems & Gemology in Review: Synthetic Diamonds (2005) Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, California. ISBN: 0-87311-050-1 Campbell Pedersen, Maggie. (2010) Gem and Ornamental Materials of Organic Origin. NAG Press, London. What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? In this brilliant account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history, jeweller and scientist Aja Raden tells an original and often startling story about our unshakeable addiction to beauty and the darker side of human desire. Nassau, Kurt. (1994) Gemstone Enhancement: History, Science and State of the Art. 2nd ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, London.

Hurlbut, Cornelius S. and Robert C. Kammerling (1991) Gemology. John Wiley, New York. ISBN: 0-471-52667-3 Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I. Koivula (2005) Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 3. Opinio Publishers, Basel. A fantastic book about stealing Colombian emeralds. Sometimes you can find the movie on cable staring Ryan O'Niel. The book is better. Sunagawa, Ichiro. (2005) Crystals: Growth, Morphology and Perfection. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I. Koivula (2004) Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 1. 4th ed., Opinio Publishers, Basel.Schumann, Walter. (2009) Gemstones of the World. Newly rev. and expanded 4th ed. Sterling, New York. Gem Reference Guide (1993) Gemological Institute of America, Santa Monica, California. ISBN: 0-87311-029-3 Gems & Gemology in Review: Colored Diamonds. (2006) Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, CA. Liddicoat, Richard T. (1989) Handbook of Gem Identification. 12th ed., rev., Gemological Institute of America, Santa Monica, CA . Field, J.E., ed. (1992) Properties of natural and synthetic diamond. Academic Press, London and New York. ISBN: 0122553527

Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I Koivula (2005) Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 2. Opinio Publishers, Basel. ISBN: 3-0399-9029-2 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: 3-03999-041-1 Sunagawa, Ichiro (2005) Crystals: Growth, Morphology and Perfection. Cambridge University Press, England. ISBN: 0521841895Koivula, John I. (2000) The Microworld of Diamonds. Gemworld International, Northbrook, Illinois. ISBN: 0-964-17335-2