How to Identify and Buy Tanzanite, Ammolite, Rhodochrosite, Zultanite, Sunstone, Moonstone and Other Feldspars
Profusely illustrated, Exotic Gems I helps you see and understand gemstones. Detailed information about the pricing factors used for colored gemstones and gemstone appraisal. Then detailed descriptions for rhodochrosite, zultanite, sunstone, moonstone and other feldspar gems. You will know a lot about these gems when you read Exotic Gems I! This book is a 6" x 9" paperback with 153 pages.Exotic Gems Volume 1Table of Contents | |
| Acknowledgments | 7 |
| 1. Exotic Gems | 9 |
| 2. Price Factors in a Nutshell | 15 |
| Price Factors Explained | 15 |
| Color | 15 |
| Clarity | 16 |
| Transparency | 21 |
| Shape | 21 |
| Gemstone Terms Defined | 23 |
| Cutting Style | 26 |
| Cut Quality | 26 |
| Brilliance | 26 |
| Carat Weight | 29 |
| Treatment Status | 29 |
| Distinctness of Phenomena | 29 |
| Colored Gem Pricing | 32 |
| 3. Gem Treatments | 33 |
| 4. Gemstone Identification Terminology | 37 |
| 5. Tanzanite | 43 |
| Other Zoisites and Their Geographical Sources | 43 |
| What is Tanzanite? | 45 |
| Tanzanite Treatments | 49 |
| Tanzanite Pleochroism | 52 |
| Metaphysical Properties of Tanzanite and Zoisite | 55 |
| Identifying Characteristics of Tanzanite | 58 |
| How Lighting Affects Tanzanite Color | 63 |
| Tanzanite Price Factors | 65 |
| Tanzanite Care | 69 |
| 6. Zultanite (Color-Change Diaspore) | 73 |
| Gemological Properties of Zultanite (Color-Change Diaspore) | 81 |
| 7. Ammolite | 83 |
| Where is Ammolite Found? | 85 |
| Ammolite Price Factors | 85 |
| Gemological Properties of Ammolite | 89 |
| Ammolite Care | 89 |
| Metaphysical Properties of Ammonite and Ammolite | 91 |
| 8. Rhodochrosite | 93 |
| Spiritual and Healing Properties of Rhodochrosite | 96 |
| Identifying Rhodochrosite | 98 |
| 9. Feldspar Group | 99 |
| 10. Sunstone | 103 |
| What is Sunstone? | 103 |
| Geographic Sources of Sunstone | 107 |
| Identifying Sunstone | 108 |
| Metaphysical Properties of Sunstone | 110 |
| Production of Oregon Sunstone | 110 |
| Sunstone Price Factors | 112 |
| 11. Moonstone | 115 |
| What is Moonstone? | 117 |
| Geographic Sources of Moonstone | 119 |
| Spiritual and Healing Properties of Moonstone | 123 |
| Judging Moonstone Quality | 123 |
| Caring for Moonstone | 126 |
| 12. Other Feldspars | 127 |
| Labradorite (Labradorescent Variety) | 127 |
| Yellow or Golden Labradorite | 130 |
| Andesine | 133 |
| Amazonite | 134 |
| Orthoclase | 138 |
| Oligoclase | 138 |
| Bytownite | 138 |
| 13. Choosing an Appraiser | 141 |
| How to find a Qualified Independent Appraiser | 142 |
| Qualifications to Look for | 144 |
| Appraisal Fees | 145 |
| What does an Insurance Appraisal Include? | 146 |
| Bibliography | 148 |
| Index | 151 |
