Preface
Lifting the Veil
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments

Part I: BECOMING A CONNOISSEUR: ESSENTIALS
Chapter 1. Precious Gems: The History of a Concept
Chapter 2. Preciousness Redefined: The Modern Concept of a Gem
Chapter 3. Connoisseurship: Rethinking the Four Cs
Chapter 4. Connoisseurship: Secrets of the Trade
Chapter 5. Connoisseurship: Grading Special Cases
Chapter 6. Caveats
Chapter 7. New Sources

PART II: PROBES: A NEW LIST OF PRECIOUS GEMSTONES
Chapter 8. Alexandrite
Chapter 9. Amethyst

Introduction and Overview: The Beryl Family
Chapter 10. Aquamarine
Chapter 11. Emerald
Chapter 12. Moonstone
Chapter 13. Sunstone

Introduction and Overview: Chalcedony: Aristocratic Agates
Chapter 14. Gem Chrysocolla
Chapter 15. Chrysoprase
Chapter 16. Carnelian
Chapter 17. Blue Agate
Chapter 18. Colorless Diamonds
Chapter 19. Golconda or Type IIa Diamonds

Introduction and Overview: The Garnet Group
Chapter 20. Demantoid Garnet
Chapter 21. Tsavorite Garnet
Chapter 22. Malaya Garnet
Chapter 23. Spessartite Garnet
Chapter 24. Natural Nacreous Pearls
Chapter 25. Conch Pearls

Introduction and Overview: Cultured Pearls
Chapter 26. The Tahitian Cultured Black Pearl
Chapter 27. Freshwater Cultured Pearls from China
Chapter 28. South Sea Cultured Pearls
Chapter 29. Peridot
Chapter 30. Topaz

Introduction and Overview: Ruby & Sapphire
Chapter 31. Blue Sapphire
Chapter 32. Padparadscha Sapphire
Chapter 33. Ruby/Pink Sapphire

Introduction and Overview: Jade, The Inscrutable Gem
Chapter 34. Jadeite

Introduction and Overview: Opal
Chapter 35. Opal

Introduction and Overview: Tourmaline
Chapter 36. Paraíba Tourmaline
Chapter 37. Green Tourmaline
Chapter 38. Chrome Green Tourmaline
Chapter 39. Blue Tourmaline
Chapter 40. Red/Pink Tourmaline
Chapter 41. Other Colors of Tourmaline
Chapter 42. Tanzanite

Introduction and Overview: Fancy Color Diamonds
Chapter 43. Red Diamonds
Chapter 44. Pink Diamonds
Chapter 45. Purple Diamonds
Chapter 46. Green Diamonds
Chapter 47. Blue Diamonds
Chapter 48. Orange Diamonds
Chapter 49. Brown Diamonds
Chapter 50. Yellow Diamonds
Chapter 51. Violet Diamonds
Chapter 52. Lapis Lazuli

Introduction and Overview: Spinel
Chapter 53. Red Spinel
Chapter 54. Cobalt Blue Spinel

Glossary
Bibliography
Index