Booklet Gems and Gemstones PDF

gems a n d gemston es
Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World
l a nce gr a nde a nd a llison august y n

Figu r e 30.
Top: Collection of
faceted blue sapphires
from Sri Lanka
showing the variation
of color hue, and
ranging in weight from
1.1 carats to 19.1 carats
(FMNH H43-2, H43-3,
H50, H51, H54, H58,
H60, H61, H72, H1289,
H1749 to H1751,
H1773, H1774, H1793,
H1795, H1798, H1799).
Bottom: Large blue
star sapphire of 131.8
carats from Sri Lanka
measuring 27 × 27 × 18 mm
(FMNH H66-1).
Figu r e 34.
Star sapphire pendant,

“Etoilles,” designed
by Lester Lampert in
2008 for the Grainger
Hall of Gems. The
sapphire, from Sri
Lanka, is 38.8 carats
and is set in 18-karat
white Gold (FMNH
H2540).
Figu r e 80.
Two precious black

Opal pins made in
the early twentieth
century from
Australia.
Top: Triangular-
shaped cabochon
mounted in
14-karat yellow
Gold surrounded
by 18 brilliant-cut
Diamonds. Opal
cabochon measures
24 mm across the
top (FMNH H1517).
Bottom: Oval cabochon
measuring 16 × 19 mm
mounted in 14-karat
Gold with Diamonds
and two rubies (FMNH
H1516).
Figu r e 25.
Natural crystals of
ruby on white marble
matrix. Specimen
measures 120 mm
high and is from Yen
Bai Province, Vietnam
(FMNH H2326-1).
Figu r e 212.
Ceremonial knife from

eighteenth-century
Jaipur, India, with
jeweled green nephrite
handle including
Pearls, emeralds, and
rubies. Knife measures
359 mm in length
(FMNH A259380).
Figu r e 182.
Faceted grandite
Garnet, a mix of
Andradite and
demantoid Garnet,
from Mali. Tear-drop-
shaped 4.1-carat gem,
measuring 11 × 9 × 6 mm
(FMNH H2476).
Figu r e 131.
Natural crystal
of green Elbaite
Tourmaline with
Feldspar matrix from
Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Length of the main
crystal is 75 mm
(FMNH H2448).
Figu r e 254.
South Sea baroque

Pearl of 15 × 12 mm,
set in 18-karat Gold
with round brilliant-
cut Diamonds.
Designed by American
Modernist goldsmith
and jewelry designer
Arthur King in the late
1960s. Top and side
views (FMNH H2550).
{ contents } Foreword 000 Preface 000
Introduction to Gems 000
The Formation of Gems 000
The Classification of Inorganic Gems 000
Inorganic Gems Not Described Here 000
Organically Derived Gems 000
Precious Metals 000
Synthetic Gems, Simulant Gems, and Augmentation 000
Mining 000
Ethics 000
Folklore, Mysticism, and Magic 000
Birthstones 000
History of The Field Museum’s Gem Halls 000

Exhibition Team for the Grainger Hall of Gems 000
Final Words and Acknowledgments 000
Glossary 000 References 000
Index of Gem and Gemstone Names 000
Subject Index 000
 Diamond (colorless, colored, black) 000
 Corundum (ruby, sapphire) 000
Chrysoberyl (alexandrite, cymophane, cat’s-eye) 000
 Spinel (red, blue, other) 000
 Quartz (amethyst, citrine, and other) 000
 Opal (black, white, fire) 000
Topaz (blue, imperial, other) 000
 Beryl (emerald, bixbite, aquamarine, heliodor, morganite,
 pale green, and goshenite) 000
 Cordierite 000
 Phenakite 000
Tourmaline Group 000
 Elbaite Tourmaline (verdelite, rubellite, indicolite, canary,
 achroite, bicolor, watermelon, cuprian) 000
 Pearls 000  Dravite Tourmaline 000
Noble Coral 000 Schorl Tourmaline 000
 Amber 000
 Liddicoatite Tourmaline 000
 Ivory 000  Garnet Group 000
 Almandine Garnet 000
 Pyrope Garnet (including rhodolite) 000
Spessartine Garnet (including mandarin, malaia, umbalite) 000
 Grossular Garnet (hessonite, tsavorite, rosolite, leuco) 000
 Andradite Garnet (demantoid, topazolite, mali, melanite) 000
 Uvarovite Garnet 000
Zircon (hyacinth, jargon, starlight, matara) 000
 Pyroxene Group 000
 Spodumene (kunzite, hiddenite, triphane) 000
 Jadeite 000
 Actinolite (nephrite and cat’s-eye) 000
Zoisite (tanzanite, thulite, anyolite) 000
 Forsterite (peridot, chrysolite) 000
 Feldspar Group 000
 Orthoclase Feldspar (moonstone) 000
Albite Feldspar (moonstone) 000
 Albite-Anorthite Feldspar (labradorite) 000
 Benitoite 000
 Turquoise 000
gems a n d gemston es
Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World
l a nce gr a nde a nd a llison august y n
Gems are objects of wealth, icons of beauty, and emblems of Thoughtful of both ancient and modern times, Gems and
the very best of everything. They are kept as signs of prestige Gemstones also includes fun-filled facts and anecdotes that
or power. Given as tokens of love and affection, they also come broaden the historical portrait of each specimen. When Harry
in a kaleidoscopic array of hues and can be either mineral or Winston, for instance, donated the Hope Diamond to the
organic. Gems can command a person’s gaze in the way they Smithsonian in 1958, he sent it through the U.S. mail wrapped
play with light and express rich color. And they can evoke in plain brown paper. And for anyone who has ever marveled at
feelings of passion, greed, mystery, and warmth. the innovations of top jewelry designers, Gems and Gemstones
features a dazzling array of polished stones, gold objects, and
For millennia, gems have played an important role in
creations from around the world. Diamonds, sapphires, rubies,
human culture: they have significant value, both financially
amethysts, pearls, topaz, amber—every major gem gets its due
and within folklore and mythology. But just what are gems,
in what will be an invaluable source on the subject for years to
exactly? This lavishly illustrated volume—the most ambitious
come.
publication of its kind—provides a general introduction to gems
and natural gemstones, conveying their timeless beauty and
exploring similarities among different species and varieties.
Lance Grande is senior vice president and head of collections
Gems and Gemstones features nearly 300 color images of
and research at The Field Museum. He is a curator in the
the cut gems, precious and semiprecious stones, gem-quality
geology department and a general content specialist for The
mineral specimens, and fine jewelry to be unveiled in a new
Field’s new Grainger Hall of Gems exhibit. He is also a member
Grainger Hall of Gems at The Field Museum in Chicago this
of the Committee on Evolutionary Biology at the University of
October. The book and exhibition’s overarching theme will
Chicago and is an adjunct professor of biology at the University
be the relationship between finished gems and their natural
of Illinois. Allison Augustyn, a funding specialist at The
origin: while beautiful as faceted and polished pieces of jewelry,
Field Museum, was previously an exhibition developer there,
gems are often just as lovely—or even more so—as gemstones
where she prepared such exhibits as The Ancient Americas,
in their natural state. For example, an aquamarine or emerald
George Washington Carver, and The Grainger Hall of Gems.
as originally found in a mine with its natural crystal faces can
be as stunning as any cut and polished gem prepared for a
ring, bracelet, or charm.
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gems a n d gemston es

Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World

l a nce gr a nde a nd a llison august y n

Star sapphire pendant,

Two precious black

Ceremonial knife from

South Sea baroque

The Formation of Gems 000

The Classification of Inorganic Gems 000

Inorganic Gems Not Described Here 000

Organically Derived Gems 000

Synthetic Gems, Simulant Gems, and Augmentation 000

Folklore, Mysticism, and Magic 000

History of The Field Museum’s Gem Halls 000

l a nce gr a nde a nd a llison august y n

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