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Gemstone Adventure Series: A Gemstone Quest With Jerry Sisk.<br/><br/>Gemstone Adventure Series: A Gemstone Quest With Jerry Sisk. Gemstone Adventure Series: A Gemstone Quest With Jerry Sisk. Follow Jerry's video blog of his travels and his years on the road for JTV. From the far reaches of Tanzania, Africa, to the streets of Jaipur, India, to vendor booths on convention floors. Join him as he travels the deserts, jungles, and high plains of many gem-producing destinations around the globe. Experience the treacherous terrains and unsafe situations he faced in order to show you the true origins of the gemstones he loves. You'll find that Jerry's travels are important chapters in an ongoing tale of exploration, a search for the perfect, the unattainable, the new, and the different. To put it simply, this is the story of a gem explorer. From the historical to the inspirational, the Gemstone Adventure Series (TM), brought to you by Jewelry Television (R), is filled with fascinating information about these glorious gems. Viewers are taken to scenic, sometimes remote, corners of the planet where extraordinary stones are unearthed and fascinating tales are told. Approx 36 minutes.

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Gem Identification Made Easy: A Hands-on Guide To More Confident Buying & Selling, 5th Edition By Antoinette Matlins And A.C. Bonanno. Hardcover.<br/><br/>Gem Identification Made Easy: A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying & Selling, 5th Edition by Antoinette Matlins and A.C. Bonanno. Hardcover.

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<br/><br/>The perfect gemstone and jewelry guide! Whether you're a budding gemologist, gem collector or jewelry hobbyist, this handy, up-to-date guide covers a wide range of topics of interest. It delves into every facet (pun intended) of the mysterious and magical world of gems and jewelry. Follow a stone's journey from the mine to the cutting facility to the buying table. Learn about jewelry design, making models, casting, pre-finishing, setting stones and polishing. And explore the histories, legends and properties that give individual gemstones their own unique footprints. Everything is here, ready and waiting right at your fingertips. Fun, easy to read and revised and edited by none other than JTV co-founder Jerry Sisk, the JTV Guide to Gems & Jewelry makes a nice addition to any growing library. This is a first in a series of books so stay tuned for more. Jerry Sisk has been included in JCK Magazine's Power List. Jerry, a graduate gemologist and gemstone expert, was ranked as one of the top five industry leaders in the gems and gemology sector. The JCK Power List, which includes more than 50 individuals, was compiled by JCK Magazine editors in consultation with numerous outside experts. Referred to as a "guide to the people making waves and breaking barriers in the business," the JCK Power List is the first of its kind for the publication. Jerry has been in the jewelry business for 35 years, and is co-founder of JTV, the largest retailer of loose gemstones in the world.

Guide To Gems And Jewelry Book

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The Spectroscope and Gemmology by Basil Anderson & James Payne

The Spectroscope And Gemmology By Basil Anderson & James Payne

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Bolivia: The Height Of Mineral Collecting By Jaroslav Hyrsl & Alfredo Petrov<br/><br/>Bolivia - The Height of Mineral Collecting details the wide variety of minerals that can be found in this exotic land. With terrain ranging from tropical rainforest through cold dry deserts up to Andean glaciers Bolivia is as complex above ground as it is below. The articles take you from region to region spotlighting mineral treasures such as prized Bolivian Ametrine, Vivianite, Sodalite and Copper and Silver specimens.

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Introduction To Radioactive Minerals By Robert Lauf (Pb)

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The World Of Fluorescent Minerals By Stuart L. Schneider (Pb)<br/><br/>Written for the collector or hobbyist with a passion for minerals, this book contains 182 pages of rich, colorful photography that highlights the mystery and majesty of fluorescent gems. While text is present, it is used only to describe the mineral specimens and detail the size, locality and response to SW and LW ultraviolet light. A short section in included on documenting and displaying your collection. Text, where present, is easy to read and informative. The beauty of this book, however, lies in its attention to color representation of the magnificent fluorescence that Nature creates. Included with the mineral descriptions is a short value guide for buying or trading. Whether collector or hobbyist, this is a good addition to any library.

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Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty (Pb)

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Gems & Minerals: Earth Treasures From The Royal Ontario Museum By Kimberly Tait (Hc)<br/><br/>Gems & Minerals: Earth Treasures from the Royal Ontario Museum by Kimberly Tait (HC)

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Collecting Fluorescent Minerals By Stuart Schneider (Pb)

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Smithsonite: Think Zinc! (Pb)

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Calcite: The Mineral With The Most Forms (Pb)

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Gem Identification Made Easy: A Hands-on Guide To More Confident Buying & Selling, 5th Edition By Antoinette Matlins And A.C. Bonanno. Hardcover. Autographed By Antoinette Matlins, P.G.<br/><br/>Gem Identification Made Easy: A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying & Selling, 5th Edition by Antoinette Matlins and A.C. Bonanno. Hardcover. Autographed by Antoinette Matlins, P.G.

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The Complete Illustrated Guide To Minerals, Rocks & Fossils Of The World: A Comprehensive Reference Guide To Over 700 Minerals, Rocks, And Plant And Animal Fossils From Around The Globe And How To Identify Them, With Over 2000 Photographs And Illustrations. By John Farndon & Steve Parker.<br/><br/>The Complete Illustrated Guide to Minerals, Rocks & Fossils of the World: A comprehensive reference guide to over 700 minerals, rocks, and plant and animal fossils from around the globe and how to identify them, with over 2000 photographs and illustrations. By John Farndon & Steve Parker.

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Collecting Fluorescent Minerals, Revised And Expanded 2nd Edition By Stuart Schneider<br/><br/>This is the updated, 2nd Edition of Collecting Fluorescent Minerals by Schneider. Now expanded and containing over 200 pages of color photographs, the book is visual eye candy. As with earlier editions, there is a value guide that gives dollar ranges for various specimens, helping the collector wishing to buy or trade. Text, while minimal, is easy to read and contains pertinent basic information about each mineral. A short section at the end of the book describes crystals versus massive varieties of minerals and covers other interesting optical properties such as tenebrescence, triboluminescence and thermoluminescence. Well written and visually entertaining this book is a must for your gem and mineral library.

Collecting Fluorescent Minerals, 2nd Edition By Stuart Schneider

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Gems & Jewelry Appraising: Techniques Of Professional Practice, 3rd Edition By Anna M. Miller. Hardcover.<br/><br/>Gems & Jewelry Appraising: Techniques of Professional Practice, 3rd Edition by Anna M. Miller. Hardcover.

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The San Juan Triangle Of Colorado: Mountains Of Minerals (Pb)<br/><br/>One of Americas most abundant mineral producing regions is detailed in The San Juan Triangle of Colorado - Mountains of Minerals. This collection of articles includes tales of triumph and disaster, history of the area dating from colonial times as well as individual stories. Rhodochrosite, gold and quartz are featured minerals.

The San Juan Triangle Of Colorado (Pb)

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Beryl And Its Color Varieties: Aquamarine, Heliodor, Morganite, Goshenite, Emerald And Red Beryl (Pb)<br/><br/>Beryl and Its color Varieties is an aptly named collection of articles about Aquamarine Heliodor, Morganite, Goshenite, Emerald and Red Beryl with details of beryl producing locations around the world. Rare forms of Beryl such as Pezzotaite and the elements that give Beryl its wide range of colors are described as well.

Beryl And Its Color Varieties (Pb)

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