Gemmology - Hardcover

Read, P. G.

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750610662 ISBN 13: 9780750610667

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1991

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Following on from the author's "Beginner's Guide to Gemmology", this is an expanded guide to the subject. The text closely follows the syllabi for the Gemmological Association's Preliminary and Diploma courses and is intended for students studying for their Fellowship. Advice is given on examination procedures and examples of typical questions are included. The book should also serve as a reference guide for gemmologists.

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About the second edition:
"... this is the book I have been waiting for. It is an affordable, excellent reference book with every diagram and chart necessary for the identification of gemstones and gem material."
Jewellery Time

About the first edition
'Gemmology is a most welcome update and expansion of his 'Beginner's Guide to Gemmology...It fills a gap in practical gemmological literature' - Gemmological Newsletter

'...it is clearly well-written, factually sound, well illustrated, and combines the virtues (and fortunately avoids the mistakes) of its acknowledged predecessors such as Webster's 'Gems', Anderson's 'Gem Testing', and the GAGB's teaching notes...Well done Peter. This book is a most useful contribution to the literature and can only assist Australian student of gemmology' The Australian Gemmologist

About the third edition
"Read's classic work is a thorough, authoritative, and updated resource on gemstones, their characteristics, procedures of determination, and methods of fashioning into gems.The book is thoroughly illustrated with diagrams, photographs, and color plates; it has an ample index and a modern bibliography. Recommended for libraries serving mineral collectors and for all libraries supporting earth-science students in geology and mineralogy. Choice

About the Author:

Peter G. Read is a well known writer and lecturer on gems and gem test equipment. He also developed the world's first gem identification computer programme, GEMDATA.

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