Gemstone Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care for Colored Gems

by Renée Newman

Buying colored gems is a challenge. To make a wise choice, you must be able to judge their color, flaws, transparency, and brilliancy. The Gemstone Buying Guide will show you how. Written for both consumers and professionals, it is easy to read, has over 200 color photos, and gives practical pointers on how to buy the best stone for the money. Whether you're interested in jade, opal, ruby, topaz, spinel, garnet, tourmaline, or some other colored gem, you'll find the Gemstone Buying Guide to be a fascinating and valuable resource. The Gemstone Buying Guide gives straight talk price comparison, quality evaluation, fake stones, gem treatments, gem cleaning and care, and savvy buying.

Genres: Reference

156 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003

About the author

Renée Newman is a gemologist (GG, GIA), lecturer, writer and author of 13 books on gems and jewelry. Her books are used throughout the world as buying guides, sales-training tools, class texts and references for jewelry professionals.

Reviews

[Jamie Adair · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book, in tandem with Schumann's Gemstones of the World, is a great resource for those with casual to intermediate interest in gemstones and gemology. While Schumann's book is a great quick reference with values for identification, Newman's buying guide offers helpful information from a jeweler or investors perspective. I especially appreciated the consolidated format and the inclusion of which varieties are typically treated and which are more rare and desirable. I would definitely recommend this guide book to those new in the hobby.

[Rami · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent book on gemstones identification but not enough photos of gemstones and their inclusions