Recommended Books on Gemology

Anderson, Basil W. Gem Testing. Rev. by E. A. Jobbins. 10th ed. London: Butterworth, 1990. ISBN: 0-408-02320-1. 390 pages

Anderson, Basil W., and James Payne. The Spectroscope and Gemmology. Woodstock, VT: GemStone Press, 1998. ISBN: 0-943-76318-5. 269 pages.

Campbell Pedersen, Maggie. Gem and Ornamental Materials of Organic Origin. Oxford: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, c2004. ISBN: 0-750-65852-5. 268 pages.

Gem Reference Guide. Santa Monica, CA: Gemological Institute of America, 1993. ISBN: 0-87311-029-3. 270 pages.

Gems & Gemology in Review: Colored Diamonds. Carlsbad, CA: Gemological Institute of America, 2006. ISBN: 0-87311-052-8. 315 pages + Color Reference Charts.

Gems & Gemology in Review: Synthetic Diamonds. Carlsbad, CA: Gemological Institute of America. 2005. ISBN: 0-87311-050-1. 294 pages.

Gems & Gemology in Review: Treated Diamonds. Carlsbad, CA: Gemological Institute of America, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-87311-054-9. 301 pages.

Gems: Their Sources, Description and Identification. 6th ed. Ed. by Michael O’Donoghue. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006. ISBN: 978-0-75065-856-0. 873 pages.

The GIA Diamond Dictionary. 3rd ed. Santa Monica, CA: Gemological Institute of America, 1993. ISBN: 0-87311-026-9. 275 pages. Also available as a  CD-ROM.

Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I. Koivula. Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones. 4th ed., Basel: Opinio Publishers, 2004. ISBN: 3-03999-041-1. 532 pages.

Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I Koivula. Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 2. Basel: Opinio Publishers, 2005. ISBN: 3-0399-9029-2. 829 pages.

Gübelin, Eduard J. and John I Koivula. Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Volume 3. Basel: Opinio Publishers, 2005. ISBN: 3-0399-9029-2. 672 pages.

Hall, Cally. Gemstones. London; New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2000. ISBN: 1-56458-498-4. 160 pages.

Hurlbut, Cornelius S. and Robert C. Kammerling. Gemology. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley, 1991. ISBN: 0-471-52667-3. 336 pages.

Koivula, John I. The Microworld of Diamonds. Northbrook, IL: Gemworld International, 2000. ISBN: 0-964-17335-2. 157 pages.

Liddicoat, Richard T. Handbook of Gem Identification. 12th ed., rev. Santa Monica, CA: Gemological Institute of America, 1989. ISBN: 0-8731-1021-8. 450 pages.

Nassau, Kurt. Gems Made by Man. Radnor, PA: Chilton, 1980. ISBN: 0-8019-6773-2. 364 pages.

Nassau, Kurt. Gemstone Enhancement: History, Science and State of the Art. 2nd ed. London: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994. ISBN: 0-7506-1797-7. 252 pages.

Pagel-Theisen, Verena. Diamond Grading ABC: the Manual. 9th ed. Antwerp, Belgium: Rubin & Son, 2001. ISBN: 3-9800434-6-0. 320 pages.

Read, Peter G.  Gemmology. 3rd ed. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier, 2005. ISBN: 0-7506-6449-5. 324 pages.

Roskin, Gary A.  Photo Masters for Diamond Grading.  Northbrook, IL: Gemworld International, 1994. ISBN: 0-9641-7330-1. 99 pages.

Schumann, Walter. Gemstones of the World.  3rd ed. New York: Sterling, 2006. ISBN: 1-4027-4016-6. 311 pages.

Winter, Colin H. A Students Guide to Spectroscopy. Leatherhead, Surrey: OPL Press, c2003. ISBN: 0-954-48530-0. 85 pages.

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