
Introducing…
Ruby & Sapphire: A Gemologist's Guide
by Richard W. Hughes
with Wimon Manorotkul and E. Billie Hughes
This massive volume is the most comprehensive book ever written on a single precious stone. Designed as a companion volume to Ruby & Sapphire: A Collector's Guide, it is aimed specifically at working gemologists, appraisers and students. Based on Richard W. Hughes' 1997 classic, Ruby & Sapphire, this edition is fully updated. The product of nearly 40 years of firsthand experience and research, it covers every aspect of the subject from A–Z. History, sources, prices, quality analysis, synthetics and treatments, everything is here. Ruby & Sapphire—A Gemologist’s Guide represents the definitive reference on the subject. With over 1000 photos, maps and illustrations and 3500 references, it is nothing less than a tour-de-force of gemological scholarship.
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Gallery

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Title Page

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Contents

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Contents

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Introduction

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1. History

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2. Chemistry & Crystallography

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3. Properties & Phenomena

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4. Color & Luminescence

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5. Inclusions

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6. Treatments

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7. Synthetic Corundum

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8. Assembled Stones

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9. Methods of Fashioning

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10. Judging Quality

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11. Geology

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12. World Sources

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Afghanistan

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Australia

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China

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Colombia

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France & Greenland

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India

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Kenya

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Laos

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Madagascar

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Malawi

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Mozambique

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Myanmar

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Nepal & Nigeria

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Pakistan

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Rwanda

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Sri Lanka

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Tajikistan

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Tanzania

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Thailand/Cambodia

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USA

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Vietnam

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Appendix A: Tagore's Mani-Mala

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Appendix B: Prices & ID Flow Charts

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Index

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A few comments from reviewers…
Voilà un livre de poids, 735 pages et plus de 4 kg qui enrichira vos connaissances historiques comme scientifiques et gemmologiques. L' auteur, bien connu des gemmologues, nous offre un nouveau voyage dans l' univers des corindons. C' est un livre à regarder, approcher, toucher, feuilleter, découvrir enen l' ouvrant avec à la fois impatience et retenue, pour finalement s' y abandonner. C' est une leçon de vie, un livre-compagnon à déguster sans modération.
Association Française de Gemmologie