American Mineral Treasures
By Gloria A. Staebler and Wendell E. Wilson, Eds., 354 pp., illus., publ. by Lithographie LLC [www.lithographie.org], East Hampton, CT, 2008. US$85.00
Reviewed by ANTHONY R. KAMPF
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California
The Diamond Handbook: A Practical Guide to Diamond Evaluation, 2nd Ed.
By Renée Newman, 186 pp., illus., publ. by International Jewelry Publications [www.reneenewman.com], Los Angeles, 2007. US$19.95
Reviewed by GAIL BRETT LEVINE
National Association of Jewelry Appraisers
Rego Park, New York
Gems of the World
By Cally Oldershaw, 256 pp., illus., publ. by Firefly Books [www.fireflybooks.com], Buffalo, NY, 2008. $35.00
Gems & Minerals
By Andreas Landmann, 176 pp., illus., publ. by Schiffer Press, Atglen, PA, 2008. $29.99
Reviewed by THOMAS W. OVERTON
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California
Southwestern Indian Jewelry: Crafting New Traditions
By Dexter Cirillo, photography by Addison Doty, 240 pp., illus., publ. by Rizzoli International Publishers [www.rizzoliusa.com], New York, 2008. US$55.00
Reviewed by MARY MATHEWS
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California
OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED
Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2008. By Malcolm E. Back and Joseph A. Mandarino, 345 pp., publ. by The Mineralogical Record [www.minrec.org], Tucson, AZ, 2008, US$26.00.
Gemstones: Enchanting Gifts of Nature. By R. V. Karanth, 48 pp., illus., publ. by the Geological Society of India [www.geosocindia.org], Bangalore, 2008, US$20.00.
Amazonite: Mineralogy, Crystal Chemistry, Typomorphic Features. By M. N. Oustooumov, A. N. Platonov, and V. A. Popov, 253 pp., illus., publ. by Nedra, Moscow, 2008, Ru578 [in Russian].
Infrared Reflection Spectrometry in Advanced Mineralogy, Gemology and Archaeometry. By Mikhail Oustooumov, 89 pp., illus., publ. by the National University of Mexico Institute of Geophysics [www.igeofcu.unam.mx], Mexico City, 2007 [in Spanish].
Traditional Jewelry of India. By Oppi Untracht, 431 pp., illus., publ. by Thames & Hudson [thamesandhudsonusa.com], New York, 2008, US$49.95
