Diamonds in nature : a guide to rough diamonds

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    • Tappert, Ralf
    • Tappert, Michelle C.

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Diamonds in nature : a guide to rough diamonds

Ralf Tappert, Michelle C. Tappert

Springer, c2011

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Diamonds in Nature: A Guide to Rough Diamonds illustrates the range of crystal shapes, colours, surface textures, and mineral inclusions of rough, uncut, naturally forming diamonds. Each chapter contains photographs that show the unique physical characteristics of the diamonds, and the accompanying text describes the processes that led to their formation. This book is an invaluable reference manual for professional geoscientists-including gemmologists and exploration geologists.

Table of Contents

1. The origin of diamonds, 2. The morphologies and shapes of diamonds, 3. The colors of diamonds, 4. The surface texture of diamonds, 5. Inclusions in diamonds and their geological meaning.

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