Gemological Course, Diamonds, Volume 1

Gemological Course, Diamonds, Volume 1 written & published by Gemological Institute of America, Los Angeles, CA, 1964. Edition Not Stated. Ring Binder. No DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: VG. 3-ring binder w/some edge wear. Some underlining, notes in margins. No Pg Count. Covers Assignments 1 - 18. Introduction: Creation of a New Diamond Demand; Structure and Growth of Rough Diamonds; How Diamond Forms in Nature and in the Laboratory; Important Diamond Properties; Diamond Brilliancy, Scintillation and Fire; African Sources of Diamonds; Recovery of Diamonds from Blueground; Mining and Extraction--Wet Digging; Classification and Grading of Rough; The Rise of Price Controls; Diamond Marketing and Price Control; The Structure of the American Diamond Market; Proportions of Brilliants and Other Shapes; Diamond Cutting, Cleaving, Sawing, Buting and Polishing; Fluorescence: Its Effects on Color and Value; and Fancy-Colored Diamonds. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Description text copyright 2005 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 9260.