The Book The complete long-form reference, in 16 parts and 105 chapters. The controlled English edition connects science, gemology, manufacturing, markets, history, law, and technology.
PART I MATERIAL AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF GEMOLOGY PART II FORMATION AND THE DEEP EARTH PART III FROM ROUGH TO POLISHED DIAMOND PART IV THE 4CS AND GRADING PART V COLOR AND FANCY-COLOR DIAMONDS 032 Why Diamonds Have Color 033 How Fancy Colors Are Graded 034 Yellow, Orange, and Brown Diamonds 035 Pink, Red, and Purple Diamonds 036 Blue, Gray, and Violet-Blue Diamonds 037 Green and Chameleon Diamonds 038 Black, White, and Other Unusual Appearances 039 Color in Natural, Treated, and Synthetic Diamonds PART VI INCLUSIONS, DEFECTS, AND CLARITY 040 Inclusions as a Geological Archive 041 Mineral Inclusions 042 Fluid and Multiphase Inclusions 043 Crystals, Needles, Knots, and Metallic Inclusions 044 Clouds, Pinpoints, Graining, and Twinning Wisps 045 Feathers, Fractures, Cavities, and Chips 046 Strain, Plastic Deformation, and Growth Zones 047 Clarity Plots, Clarity, and Durability PART VII SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS PART VIII TREATMENTS, SIMULANTS, AND COMPOSITES PART IX IDENTIFICATION AND INSTRUMENTS PART X LABORATORIES, REPORTS, AND TRACEABILITY PART XI DIAMONDS IN JEWELRY PART XII BUYING, PRICE, AND VALUE PART XIII HISTORY AND INDUSTRY 096 India, Golconda, Brazil, and Early Trade 097 South Africa, De Beers, and Industrialization 098 Global Centers of Cutting, Trade, and Finance 099 Marketing, the 4Cs, Laboratories, and the Digital Market PART XIV ETHICS, LAW, AND GEOPOLITICS PART XV FAMOUS DIAMONDS, CRIME, AND FORENSICS PART XVI DIAMOND BEYOND JEWELRY AND THE FUTURE