Author Bio
Renee Newman is a respected gemologist and author of thirteen guides on gems and jewelry. Her books are used throughout the world as buying guides, sales-training tools, class texts and references for jewelry professionals.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
How the Gems Were Selected for This Book
How This Book Differs from Other Gem Books
Rare Gemstones Used in Jewelry
Andalusite
Apatite
Aragonite
Azurite
Benitoite
Bixbite (Red Beryl)
Calcite
Cobaltocalcite
Charoite
Chrysocolla
Danburite
Diaspore (Zultanite)
Diopside
Chrome Diopside
Dumortierite
Enstatite & Bronzite
Fluorite
Gaspéite
Hematite
Howlite
Idocrase, see vesuvianite
Kyanite
Larimar (Pectolite)
Magnesite
Marcasite
Maw-sit-sit
Natural Glass
Obsidian
Moldavite
Pectolite, see larimar
Phosphosiderite
Prehnite
Psilomelane
Pyrite
Red beryl, see bixbite
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Astorite
Serpentine
Seraphinite (Clinochlore)
Sodalite
Hackmanite
Sphene (Titanite)
Sugilite
Titanite, see sphene
Unakite
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Californite
Zultanite, see diaspore
Rare Gemstones Sometimes Used in Jewelry
Amblygonite
Axinite
Brazilianite
Cuprite
Epidote
Haüyne
Hemimorphite
Jeremejevite
Kornerupine
Lepidolite
Phenakite
Scapolite
Scheelite
Sillimanite
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Taaffeite
Tugtupite
Variscite
How to Care for Rare & Unusual Gems
Storing Your Jewelry
Which Gemstones Are the Most Durable?
Choosing a Setting for Fragile Gemstones
How to Clean Fragile Gemstones
Miscellaneous Tips
Where to Find a Jewelry Appraiser
Appendix
Main Sources of Information for the Identification Data; Birthstones
Gemstone Identification Terms Explained
Gemstones in the Order of Their Descending Mohs Hardness
Gemstones in the Order of Their Descending Refractive Index
Gemstones in the Order of Their Descending Density (Specific Gravity)
Bibliography
Index