The Natural History Museum Book of Gemstones: A concise reference guide

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Gems & Gemology in Review: Colored Diamonds (2006) Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, California. ISBN: 0-87311-052-8 Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care for These Gemstones Treasure Chests that are found using a Metal Detector in the ⏣ Mines of Divan have a different loot table. The chance for a Gemstone to appear in one of the chests is shown below.

Schumann, Walter. (2009) Gemstones of the World. Newly rev. and expanded 4th ed. Sterling, New York. Liddicoat, Richard T. Handbook of Gem Identification. (1989) Gemological Institute of America, Santa Monica, California. ISBN: 0-8731-1021-8 Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I. Koivula (2005) Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 2. Opinio Publishers, Basel. A detailed introduction to everything a beginner gemologist needs to know including how gemstones form, the different properties, crystal shapes, faceting, and the history of gemsGems & Gemology in Review: Synthetic Diamonds (2005) Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, California. ISBN: 0-87311-050-1 Perfect gems can no longer be crafted with 80 Flawless gems, and are created in The Forge instead, with a requirement of HotM 5 and Gemstone Collection 10. Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I Koivula (2005) Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 3. Opinio Publishers, Basel. ISBN: 3-0399-9029-2

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Harlow, George.E., ed. (1998) The Nature of Diamonds. Press Syndicate of the Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York. Winter, Colin H. (2003) A Students Guide to Spectroscopy. OPL Press, Leatherhead, Surrey. ISBN: 0-954-48530-0 Gems & Gemology in Review: Treated Diamonds (2008) Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, California. ISBN: 978-0-87311-054-9 O’Donoghue, Michael, ed. (2006) Gems: Their Sources, Description and Identification. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston. ISBN: 978-0-75065-856-0 Gemstones are the only Collection items which have 5 tiers ( Rough, Flawed, Fine, Flawless and Perfect).

Looking to add colour to your jewellery creations? Then why not browse our range of beautiful and high-quality cabochon gemstones. Nassau, Kurt. (1994) Gemstone Enhancement: History, Science and State of the Art. 2nd ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, London. Harlow, George.E., ed. (1998) The Nature of Diamonds. Press Syndicate of the Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York. ISBN: 0521629357Sunagawa, Ichiro. (2005) Crystals: Growth, Morphology and Perfection. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.