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Dictionary of Gems and Gemology

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai

    1. Regensburg, Germany

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  • Offers a “one-stop reference” to any matter dealing with gems, gemology, jewellery and related sciences

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. A a

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  3. B b

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  4. C c

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  5. D d

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  6. E e

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  7. F f

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  8. G g

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  9. H h

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  10. I i

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  11. J j

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  12. K k

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  13. L l

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  14. M m

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  15. N n

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  16. O o

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  17. P p

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  18. Q q

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  19. R r

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  20. S s

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About this book

Since World War II the amount of information generated in the science of Gemology has increased tremendously. Therefore this book "Dictionary of Gems and Gemology" was written with the aim of providing a "relatively" complete dictionary to assist all students, hobbyists, scientists and interested parties in the fields of Gems and Gemology. The forerunner to this book was called "Dictionary of Gems and Gemology" (English-Persian, Persian-English, published in Tehran­ Iran in 1997). It was written with the aid of more than thirty refer­ ence books relating to gemology. In response to the effort required to clarify the terms within, I decided to compile a book that brings all the relevant terms into one book. This new book eliminates the use of different reference books and compiles nearly all the relevant terms into a one-stop useful text. It took twenty five years to collect the terms and the information so as to present a complete and functional lexicon. The text is supported by nearly 170 illustrations and 21 tables to provide detailed and succinct information. I hope and trust that this book will reach the high standard of other gemological dictionaries. If you have criticisms or suggestions, please feel free to contact me. Professor Dr. Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai Los Angeles, Tehran, Regensburg Acknowledgments The author acknowledges all those who were of valuable assistance during the writ­ ing and publishing of this book.

Reviews

Review of the 1st edition, published in the March 2001 issue of CHOICE

Detailed and highly technical, this work provides encyclopedic coverage of terms, techniques, places, and people related to gems and gemology. Each entry includes scientific and historical information, often illuminated by a line drawing. The volume’s strength lies in its comprehensive scope; it treats all aspects of gemology beginning with the gems themselves, elaborates on technical methods and procedures, explicates professional terminology, and identifies individuals and associated groups. Supplementing the text, 21 tables contain such relevant information as atomic weights, light spectrum, and geological timetables. Given its useful format and comprehensiveness, the book will serve as an invaluable reference source for practitioners and serious scholars in the field.

L. Doumato, National Gallery of Art

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This is an extensively revised and extended second edition of a dictionary first published only five years ago. It contains approximately 25,000 entries (9,000 more than the first edition), 1,500 graphic figures and 42 tables. It does provide encyclopedic coverage of terms, techniques, people, laboratories, acronyms and places related to gems and gemology. … the second edition of Dictionary of Gems and Gemology is a comprehensive work aimed at gemologists, mineralogists, geologists, jewel dealers, industry and hobbyists." (Helen Ashton, Reference Reviews, Vol. 20 (3), 2006)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Regensburg, Germany

    Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dictionary of Gems and Gemology

  • Authors: Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04288-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-04288-5Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 565

  • Number of Illustrations: 72 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Mineralogy, Mineral Resources, Geology

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