This book, designed for the gem fossicker, contains information on early gemstone discoveries in Australia, and includes information on how to identify the gemstones you find. This publication has been written for both the experienced gem fossicker and the beginner. This book will assist the gem fossicker with further knowledge of where gemstones, were, maybe, and are located in Australia. Gem fossicking is a wonderful hobby, great for families, and kids love to treasure hunt for gems. Australia is the lucky country when it comes to gem fossicking. This country has a plethora of different types of gemstones, found all over. So get out there and start gem fossicking!!!

This book contains stories on early Australian diamond discoveries, and also includes details on how to identify the diamonds you find. The information included has come from early original newspaper sources. Through the passage of time, many Australian diamond locations have been forgotten. The aim of this book is to ensure that the modern day gem fossicker is more aware of the history of diamond discoveries in Australia, so they can utilise this knowledge to improve their success of finding diamonds.

This publication is a compilation of the Australian Gemstones Series Book 1 to 4. Each book covers varying aspects relating to gemstones. Included are the following titles: - Book 1 Early Australian Gemstone Discoveries; Book 2 Early Australian Diamond Discoveries; Book 3 The Physical and Optical Properties of Gemstones and Book 4 Identification of Quartz and Its Varieties.

This publication contains all fifteen volumes of the complete Australian Gemstones series. These books are specifically designed for the beginner wanting to learn more about gemstones or gem fossicking, they also make a wonderful refresher course for the more experienced. Books in this series include Early Australian Gemstone Discoveries, Early Australian Diamond Discoveries, The Physical and Optical Properties of Gemstones, Identification of Quartz and Its Varieties, Identification of Feldspar and Its Varieties, Identification of Amber, Identification of Coral, Identification of Pearls, Identification of Opals, Identification of Ornamental Gem Materials, Identification of Emeralds. Identification of Garnets, Identification of Synthetic Gemstones, Identification of Diamonds and Identification of Corundum. All of these books are available for purchase through www.amazon.com.

This book takes a look at diamonds, in particular the common forms of diamond, rocks in which diamonds are found in nature, diamond types, electrical behaviour, thermal conductivity, chemical composition, crystallography, hardness, specific gravity, determining synthetic diamonds to natural, colour, clarity methods, diamond enhancements, & more... This is volume 14 of the Australian Gemstones series. Other books in this series include Early Australian Gemstone Discoveries, Early Australian Diamond Discoveries, The Physical and Optical Properties of Gemstones, Identification of Quartz and Its Varieties, Identification of Feldspar and Its Varieties, Identification of Amber, Identification of Coral, Identification of Pearls, Identification of Opals, the Identification of Ornamental Gem Materials, the Identification of Emeralds, the Identification of Garnets and the Identification of Synthetic Gemstones. These are available in paperback or ebook versions. These books are specifically designed for the beginner wanting to learn more about gemstones or gem fossicking, they also make a wonderful refresher course for the more experienced. All of these books are available for purchase through www.amazon.com. I hope you enjoy reading and learning more about the wonderful world of diamonds.

These pages contain books 14 to 15 of the Australian Gemstones Series. This series is specifically designed for the beginner wanting to learn more about gemstones or gem fossicking, they also make a wonderful refresher course for the more experienced. Included in this publication are the following titles Identification of Diamonds Book 14 Identification of Corundum Book 15 Other books in this series include Early Australian Gemstone Discoveries, Early Australian Diamond Discoveries, The Physical and Optical Properties of Gemstones, Identification of Quartz and Its Varieties, Identification of Feldspar and Its Varieties, Identification of Amber, Identification of Coral, Identification of Pearls, Identification of Opals, Identification of Ornamental Gem Materials, Identification of Emeralds. Identification of Garnets, Identification of Synthetic Gemstones These are available in paperback or ebook versions. All of these books are available for purchase through www.amazon.com. If you are wanting to learn more about gemstones then this series is specifically designed for you...