Colored Gemstones: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide: How to Select, Buy, Care for and Enjoy Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies and Other Colored Gems with Confidence and Knowledge
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With more varieties than ever before to choose from, including altogether new gems, revolutionary new cuts, and new ways to buy gems-such as Internet auctions and TV shopping-there has never been a more exciting time to buy or collect colored gemstones. But there are also new high-tech treatments and sophisticated frauds to look out for. Lack of information, error, or misrepresentation can make the thrill of buying a gem or piece of jewelry confusing, intimidating, overwhelming, and costly. Buyers need a source of expert guidance.
List of Price GuidesviList of Special Charts and TablesviList of Color PhotographsviiAcknowledgmentsviiiPrefacexiIntroductionxviiPart 1Getting to Know Gems1The Mystery & Magic of Colored Gems32Becoming Intimate with Gems93Looking for a Gem That's a "Cut Above"15Part 2Colored Gemstones4Determining Value in Colored Gems: What Makes a Gem a Gem?215Colored Gemstone Synthesis & Treatment576Fraud & Misrepresentation in Colored Gems717Buying Colored Gems878Colorful Choices in Colored Gemstones105Part 3Important Advice Before & After You Buy9What to Ask When Buying the Stone15710How to Select a Reputable Jeweler & Gemologist Consultant16311Choosing the Appraiser & Insurer16712Buying on the Internet: E-Commerce & Online Auctions17313Caring for Your Gems & Jewelry179AppendixSelected Laboratories184Selected Readings185Color Plates and Exhibits187Index189Price GuidesGuide to Popular Gems and Their Prices95Opal Retail Price Guide101Synthetic Gemstone Retail Price Guide102Special Charts and TablesZodiac Stones, Birthstones, and Anniversary Stones4Gemstone Clarity Classifications35A Guide to Gemstone Treatments64Colored Gems-Descriptive Names and Misnomers84Gem Alternatives by Color88How Treatments Affect Prices of Colored Gems91Gemstones That Are Not Routinely Enhanced92Color Photograph SectionsColored Gemstones-The Rarest of Them AllRed and Pink Gemstones to Warm Any HeartBlue Gemstones Offer Heavenly ChoicesYellow and Orange Gems to Brighten the DayGreen Gems That Everyone Will EnvyOpals-A Fiery World of ColorClassic Shapes and Cutting StylesGemstone Cutters and Carvers...Artists Creating a New Style (two pages)Gemstone Artists Create Objects d'Art...And Art to Wear (two pages)Ornamental StonesColored Gemstones and Great Design- A Natural for Endless PossibilitiesTimeless Ring Designs...And New Classics by Modern Designers (two pages)Bold New Looks in Colored Stone Rings...A Natural Fit (two pages)Colorful Creations from Winning Designers...To Suit Every Style (two pages)More Winning Creations...And "Suite" Possibilities (two pages)Cabochons of Every Type...Simply Captivate Designers (two pages)Colored Gemstones...A Natural for Whimsical Jewels
