Reprint
Gem Characterisation
Edited by
June 2024
262 pages
- ISBN 978-3-7258-1333-9 (Hardback)
- ISBN 978-3-7258-1334-6 (PDF)
This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Gem Characterisation that was published in
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary
The purpose of this Special Issue is to present the advances in gem characterisation using principally non-destructive means. The proper identification of gems is an ever-increasing challenge, especially with harder-to-detect treatments and the new demands on geographical origin determination. In order to grow, gemmology requires valuable inputs from other fields of science, as well as more fundamental studies concerning gems. Hopefully, this series of articles will contribute to a better understanding of the characteristics of some gems.