<p>With fifteen articles devoted to the subject, coverage of the gem is unparalleled by another publication. Localities are featured in nine of the articles, ranging in size from the two page feature on St. Anne s Mine in Zimbabwe, to the multi-page treatments done on Pakistan, Japan, Colorado, Russia, Mongolia among others. The locality articles feature stunning photographs, colorful maps, crystal models and locality photos, made all even more spectacular on the large format pages. Jeff Scovil s photography fills the majority of the book, something everyone can be happy about.</p>

Topaz: Perfect Cleavage

Ryan Bowling

David W. Bunk

H. Albert Gilg

William B. Simmons

George Rossman

Mike Menzies

Lithographie, LLC

While the ancients referred to many purple stones as Amethyst, today the term is more exclusively applied to quartz in the violet spectrum. The gemstone has long been assigned spiritual and mystical properties including protection from inebriation. However, this like-named volume offers no protection from the intoxicating power of Amethyst - a collectible that is still very much collectable.

Amethyst: Uncommon Vintage

Federico Pezzotta

Reinhard Balzer

Bruce Cairncross

Ann Frazier

Si Frazier

Martin Gruell

Daniel Kile

Dianne Kile

Frank Melanson

Tomasz Praszkier

John Rakovan

Terry C. Wallace

Lithographie, Ltd.

<p>Taking its name from the Latin rubellus, meaning reddish, rubellite was rare in the ancient world. Its unique properties set it apart from other hard, red gemstones, generically known then as ruby or carbuncle. That distinction was lost during the Dark Ages but revived in the Enlightenment, as science undertook its quest to understand the nature of things. For two and a half centuries, rubellite has had a part of that great unraveling.</p>

Rubellite - Tourmaline Rouge

Jaroslav Hyršl

Dudley Blauwet

George R. Rossman

Alexander U. Falster

Sarah L. Hanson

Peter Lyckberg

Odulio Jose Marensi de Moura

Milan Novák

Gloria A. Staebler

Karen L. Webber

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