Gem Identification Made Easy (Hardcover, New edition)

Today, knowing your gems, being absolutely sure about what you are buying and selling is essential. Major changes in the gem world - new synthetic stones, new treatments to enchance and conceal, new gems and more stones available in every hue and tone of colour - make accurate gem identification more important than ever to both buyers and sellers. family-run business, someone who enjoys collecting or acquiring gems for personal pleasure, or a seriouos investor, insufficient knowledge can be costly. It can result in a bad purchase, damage to a reputation, and equally significant, failure to recognise and opportunity. learn to separate real from imitation, one look-alike from another, dyed from natural, and so on. Sometimes, just a basic knowledge of how to use a simple instrument is all that is needed to avoid an expensive mistake or recognise a profitable opportunity.

General

Imprint:	The Crowood Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 1995
Authors:	Antoinette Matlins • Antonio C Bonanno
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7198-0251-5
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Rocks, minerals & fossils Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Mineralogy > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Geochemistry Promotions
LSN:	0-7198-0251-2
Barcode:	9780719802515

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