Das E-Book Gem Identification Made Easy (4th Edition) wird angeboten von Turner Publishing Company und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert:
Gem Identification Made Easy (4th Edition);Antoinette Matlins;Antonio C. Bonanno;Gem Identification;antique and collectible jewelry;antique and collectible reference;buy and selling gems;identifying gems;gemology;non-technical terms for gem identification
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
List of Tables • xi
List of Color Plates • xii
Preface to the Fourth Edition • xiii
Acknowledgments • xvii
Introduction by Anna M. Miller • xix
PART 1
Before Beginning
1. Before Beginning • 3
PART 2
Getting Ready
2. Setting Up the Lab • 11
3. Proper Lighting for Gem Identification • 35
PART 3
The Essential Instruments—What They Are and How to Use Them
4. The Loupe and Dark-Field Loupe • 47
5. The Chelsea Filter and Synthetic Emerald Filter • 73
6. The Dichroscope • 89
7. The Ultraviolet Lamp • 107
8. The Refractometer • 127
9. The Microscope • 145
PART 4
Optional Instruments—When and How to Use Them
10. The Spectroscope • 171
11. The Polariscope • 185
12. The Diamond-Type Spotter and Blue Diamond Tester—
Essential Tools for Diamond Buyers • 191
13. The Immersion Cell • 207
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14. The Electronic Diamond Tester • 219
15. The Carbide Scriber—An Essential Tool
for Diamond Buyers • 227
16. The ‚Synthetic Diamond Detectors‘ • 233
PART 5
Antique and Estate Jewelry
17. Antique and Estate Jewelry—
The True Test of Gem Identification Skill • 241
PART 6
Appendices
Gemstone Property Tables • 283
Glossary • 293
Recommended Reading • 301
Where to Go for Additional Gemological Training • 307
International List of Gem Testing Laboratories
and Gemologists • 319
International List of Associations • 337
Selected List of Gem Identification Equipment Suppliers
in the United States and Canada • 344
INDEX • 347
Über den Autor
Antonio C. Bonanno, FGA, ASA, MGA, was founder and president of the National Gem Appraising Laboratory and director of the Columbia School of Gemology near Washington, D.C. He held the coveted ‚Master Gemologist Appraiser‘ title (MGA), the highest distinction awarded to gem and jewelry appraisers from the American Society of Appraisers. He worked with gems and minerals for over sixty years, specializing in forensic gemology, and was frequently called as an expert witness in a wide range of court cases. A Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain With Distinction, he was highly esteemed in the field and holds a place in the prestigious Gemstone Hall of Fame. He founded the Accredited Gemologists Association, which created the Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology in his honor after his death in 1996.Ebooks vom selben Autor / Herausgeber
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