Gem Identification Made Easy: A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying and Selling - Hardcover

Matlins, Antoinette L.; Bonanno, A.C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0943763037 ISBN 13: 9780943763033

Publisher: Gemstone Press, 1989

Synopsis

This is the first and only book that explains in non-technical terms how to use pocket, portable and laboratory instruments to identify diamonds and coloured gems and to separate them from imitations and 'look-alikes'. The book's approach is direct and practical, and its style easy to understand. With this highly accessible guide, anyone can begin to master gem identification.

About this title

About the Author:

Antoinette Leonard Matlins is the gemmology editor for a jewellery magazine and her articles and comments on gems, jewellery and gem investment appear in many international consumer and trade publications. Antonio C. Bonanno, FGA, ASA, MGA, noted gemmologist and appraiser, is the founder and president of National Gem Appraising Laboratory, and director of the Columbia School of Gemology. He is a fellow of the Gemological Association of Great Britain and an associate of the Alumni of the Gemological Institute of America.

Synopsis:

A handbook which explains in non-technical terms how to use pocket, portable and laboratory instruments to identify diamonds and coloured gems.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gemstone Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0943763037
• ISBN 13: 9780943763033
• Binding: Hardcover