Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care for These Gemstones (Newman Gem & Jewelry Series)

Discusses in detail how color, shape, cut, clarity, transparency, treatments and geographic origin affect the value of rubies, sapphire and emeralds. This full-color guide also explains how to distinguish imitation and synthetic stones from those that are real and natural. Each concept is illustrated with either photos or line drawings. Many tips are given on buying, selecting, documenting and caring for these gems. The reviewer of the Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Buying Guide for the Journal of Gemelogy describes it as "The best produced book on gemstones I have yet seen in this price range. This is the book for anyone who buys, sells or studies gemstones and also for the causal reader. Buy it, read it and keep it." The Australian Gemmologist states "Readers familiar with this author's successful format will not be disappointed with the book. Of particular value are chapters devoted to the assessment of colour and clarity by ruby, sapphire and emerald, value enhancing treatments, synthetics and imitations, simple tests and observations the lay person can use to discriminate these coloured stones from their look-alikes, and useful information on the desirable features of star ruby and sapphire. The accuracy and clarity of this guide's information sets a standard to be emulated.Renee Newman is the author of 'Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care for These Gemstones (Newman Gem & Jewelry Series)' with ISBN 9780929975337 and ISBN 0929975332.