Resources
Books
- Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones
- Gems and Crystals: From the American Museum of Natural History
- Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World (Chicago Field Museum collection) *
- Gem Identification Made Easy (4th Ed)
- Gems in Myth, Legend and Lore (Revised Edition)
- Gems of the World by Cally Overshaw *
- Gemstones of the World (3rd Ed) by Walter Schumann
- Jewels: A Secret History by Victoria Finlay
- Masterpieces of the Mineral World: Treasures from the Houston Museum of Natural Science
- The National Gem Collection *
- Rock and Gem (DK/Smithsonian) *
- Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones
* indicates personal favorites.
Links
- Gem by Gem — a guide to gemstone varieties, by the International Colored Gemstone Association.
- Gemstone @ Wikipedia — when all else fails, wiki.
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