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Diamond Handbook: A Practical Guide to Diamond Evaluation  Diamond Handbook: A Practical Guide to Diamond Evaluationby Renée NewmanInternational Jewellery Publications $19.95, Trade paperback, 186 pages, 6" x 9", 320 photos, 207 in color Publication Date: January 2008 An advanced, full-color guide to evaluating and identifying diamonds including information on diamond treatments, lab reports, synthetic diamonds, diamond recutting, branded diamonds, antique jewelry, fluorescence, light performance, and fancy color diamonds. The Diamond Handbook, 2nd edition is a full-color, comprehensive guide to evaluating and identifying diamonds, which is aimed at trade professionals, gemology students, serious diamond buyers, and people who want more diamond evaluation information than they can get on the Internet. Besides providing in-depth information on diamond grading, it compares the new cut grading systems and diamond light performance reports of various gem laboratories. It also discusses and illustrates new diamond treatments and lab-grown diamonds. An entire chapter is devoted to the recutting of diamonds, and another chapter covers the history of diamond cuts and illustrates antique and estate diamond jewelry styles. The first chapter gives a brief overview of diamond formation, sources, diamond properties, lighting and diamond examination techniques. Chapters on fancy-colored diamonds, fluorescence, branded diamonds and diamond grading reports are also included. As stated in a review of the first edition of the Diamond Handbook by the Journal of Gemmology: “The Diamond Handbook is a must for anyone buying, testing or valuing a polished diamond and for students in many fields. To Order this book, click here. |
Informative Articles Informative Articles To keep you abreast of new discoveries in gemstone research, synthetics and treatments, we have listed a selection of informative articles written by experts in their field.
Check this page regularly for updates. "European Gemological Laboratory Defines SI3" Adding the SI3 clarity grade to the grading system was the next logical step. 'The Scoop on synthetics' Can we ID them? Should we grade them? Do we need them? 'Cultured Confusion' Should a man-made diamond be called "synthetic", or "cultured" and who are the important players in this controversial addition to the diamond industry? "A Gemological Study of A Collection of Chameleon Diamonds" The rarity of chameleon diamonds and their interest for the connoisseur are due to their unusual ability to change color temporarily when heated to about 150C, or after prolonged storage in the dark. "Interpreting Diamond Morphology" - Part I A diamond's morphological features reflect conditions of diamond formation and represent a unique characteristic than can be used to identify details of the sources of diamonds. "Interpreting Diamond Morphology" - Part II Morphological features reflect conditions both during diamond formation and also after emplacement, especially where alluvials are concerned. |
