PROCEEDINGS OF THE VIIth INTERNATIONAL KIMBERLITE CONFERENCE
Edited by J. J. Gurney, J. L. Gurney, M. D. Pascoe, and S. H. Richardson, 947 pp. in two volumes, illus., publ. by Red Roof Design, Cape Town, South Africa, 1999. US$150 (plus postage)
Reviewed by A. A. Levinson

GEMS & JEWELRY APPRAISING, 2nd Edition
By Anna M. Miller, 222 pp., illus., publ. by Gemstone Press, Woodstock, VT, 1999, US$39.95*
Reviewed by Charles I. Carmona

1000 PHOTOS OF MINERALS AND FOSSILS
By Alain Eid, photography by Michel Viard, 127 pp., illus., publ. by Barron’s Educational Series, Hauppauge, NY, 2000. US$24.95
Reviewed by M. R. Cavendish

FIRE INTO ICE: CHARLES FIPKE AND
THE GREAT DIAMOND HUNT
By Vernon Frolick, 354 pp., illus., publ. by Raincoast Books, Vancouver, 1999. US$21.95
Reviewed by Stuart D. Overlin

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