GIA: Gems & Gemology: Colored Diamonds Book

Colored diamonds. They’re center stage on the red carpet at the Academy Awards and dazzling in the pages of fashion magazines. From the legendary Hope diamond to the remarkable Dresden Green, they are some of the world's most famous diamonds. These exquisite gemstones have grown in desirability and popularity – and profitability – over the past few decades. Colored diamonds are an important part of the diamond business, and since 1934 they’ve been a focus of G&G’s cutting-edge research publications. WIth Gems & Gemology In Review: Colored Diamonds, you'll have a wide selection of valuable articles and notes at your fingertips.

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Features

340 pages of award-winning articles and exceptional color photography
More than 70 years of cutting-edge research on the characterization and grading of colored diamonds
Editorial commentary by colored diamond color-grading expert John King, technical director of the GIA Laboratory
Insights on the past, present, and future of colored diamonds – in the marketplace and the laboratory
Soft-cover volume set in an attractive slipcase
PLUS! The GIA Colored Diamonds Color Reference Charts booklet explains and illustrates GIA color grades and descriptions for the most common fancy colors

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Preface: The Allure of Colored Diamonds
By John M. King

While colored diamonds have been known and admired for centuries, the more widespread passion for them is a relatively recent phenomenon. In the not-so-distant past, only large, historic diamonds such as the Hope or the Dresden Green commanded much attention even within the gem and jewelry community. Today, we have come to appreciate the beautiful range of natural-color colored diamonds as well as their rarity: available in relatively small quantities, yet just plentiful enough to sustain an active market. It is an exciting time in which the consumer and the jewelry industry alike are learning that few other gemstones occur in the depths and ranges of color seen in diamonds. where stones with the least color and those with the most color carry the highest premiums.
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Main Sections

Historic and Notable Colored Diamonds
Characterization of Colored Diamonds
Color Grading of Colored Diamonds
Colored Diamonds with Unusual Characteristics

Complete Table of Contents

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