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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An extraordinary book !
A book full of color photographs. The text and photos enormously helpful in the classification of gems. Very useful for the beginner to the professional. Worth several times the value that cost. Highly recommended.
A book full of color photographs. The text and photos enormously helpful in the classification of gems. Very useful for the beginner to the professional. Worth several times the value that cost. Highly recommended.
Format:Hardcover
As with the companion book , "Minerals of the World" , this book is superb . It is fully illustrated with splendid photographs of the various types of mineral . The front section of the book has a fairly comprehensive and explicit treatise on the technical and scientific aspects to minerals . Thus , the book can be a companion to the professional , or to the collector , or to the amateur mineralogist . The quality of presentation is superb and I highly recommend this book . The price of the publication is misleadingly low .
K. A. Whittington FICE , FGS .
K. A. Whittington FICE , FGS .
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5.0 out of 5 stars
THE Gemstone Resource...
9 Jan 2007
By Reading It All
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Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
From my title I guess you get the drift that this is THE gemstone resource book that everyone needs...I passed my older version on to a friend before noticing that the publish date for this one had been extended and I have never been so lost!
This book's small format lends itself to tucking in a briefcase, purse, backpack, whatever...it is indispensable at Gem or Jewelry Shows! I have yet to look up a stone that is too obscure to be included and the revised version has even more indepth listings of Rare/Collector stones. The photos are a true representation and usually include rough, cab and facet examples. Along with the basics: Structure, Refractive Index, Color, etc...Schumann includes a brief history and lore of the gem as well as locations of current mines.
This is as accurate a resource as you will find for an industry that is literally changing as I write this.
This book's small format lends itself to tucking in a briefcase, purse, backpack, whatever...it is indispensable at Gem or Jewelry Shows! I have yet to look up a stone that is too obscure to be included and the revised version has even more indepth listings of Rare/Collector stones. The photos are a true representation and usually include rough, cab and facet examples. Along with the basics: Structure, Refractive Index, Color, etc...Schumann includes a brief history and lore of the gem as well as locations of current mines.
This is as accurate a resource as you will find for an industry that is literally changing as I write this.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Affordable Classic
12 Jun 2007
By xencindy
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Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'd waited years for a recent edition of this book, even used, at a reasonable price. Now it's finally affordable as a new hardback.
I was kinda hoping for a book that would let me compare my gemstones to pictures and identify them. This book helped me understand why that kind of book is NOT possible. The best part, for people like me, is the way the many testing techniques and tools are explained, logically and in layman's terms. The book helped me see that learning to use techniques and tools to identify gemstones on my own is possible, and it will undoubtedly help me figure out which tools to invest in first.
Readers familiar with metaphysical uses and astrological correspondences will probably wonder why Schumann chose the sources he did for that type of information, which seem to match neither the traditional nor the esoteric uses. He probably should have stuck to hard science, which is the real strength of this book.
I was kinda hoping for a book that would let me compare my gemstones to pictures and identify them. This book helped me understand why that kind of book is NOT possible. The best part, for people like me, is the way the many testing techniques and tools are explained, logically and in layman's terms. The book helped me see that learning to use techniques and tools to identify gemstones on my own is possible, and it will undoubtedly help me figure out which tools to invest in first.
Readers familiar with metaphysical uses and astrological correspondences will probably wonder why Schumann chose the sources he did for that type of information, which seem to match neither the traditional nor the esoteric uses. He probably should have stuck to hard science, which is the real strength of this book.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gemstone trader's bible
28 July 2007
By Mark Elliott Smith
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Format:Hardcover
I dabble in gemstones - buying and selling from Brazil, Colombia and other countries. Schumann's book is a bible - an essential reference with a very accessable layout, excellent and concise information. Rarely do I need to seek other sources when researching stones.
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