THE MICROWORLD OF DIAMONDS
By John I. Koivula, 157 pp., illus., publ. by Gemworld International, Northbrook, IL, 2000. US$95.00*
Reviewed by Anthony de Goutière

GEMSTONES: QUALITY AND VALUE, Volume 1
By Yasukazu Suwa, 143 pp., illus., publ. by Sekai Bunka Publishing, Tokyo (2nd ed., English translation), 1999. US$84.00*
Reviewed by Douglas Kennedy

THE DIAMOND FORMULA—DIAMOND SYNTHESIS:
A GEMMOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
By Amanda S. Barnard, 166 pp., illus., publ. by Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, England, 2000. US$39.95*
Reviewed by James E. Shigley

GEMS AND GEM INDUSTRY IN INDIA
By R. V. Karanth, 406 pp., illus., publ. by the Geological Society of India, Bangalore, India, 2000. US$75.00 (hardbound), US$60.00 (paperback). E-mail: gsocind@bgl.vsnl.net.in
Reviewed by E. Alan Jobbins

BLACK OPAL
By Greg Pardey, hardcover, 204 pp., illus., publ. by GP Creations, Urungan, Queensland, Australia, 1999. With video (running time
1 hour 52 min.). US$99.95. www.gpcreations.senet.com.au
Reviewed by John Sinkankas

OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED
Diamonds and Mantle Source Rocks in the Wyoming Craton with a Discussion of Other U.S. Occurrences, by W. Dan Hausel, Report of Investigations No. 53, 93 pp., illus., publ. by the Wyoming State Geological Survey, Laramie, WY, 1998, US$10.00.
Reviewed by A.A. Levinson

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