Links and References


Links:

The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom

Corundum Mineral Data

Famous Diamonds and Gemstones

International Coloured Gemstone Association

United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

References:

K Nassau, Gems Made By Man, Chilton Book Company, Pennsylvania, 1980

R Webster and BW Anderson, Gems; Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification, 4th Ed, Butterworths, 1983

GF Herbert Smith and FC Phillips, Gemstones, 13th Ed, Methuen and Co Ltd, 1958

C Zandonella, From Rocks to Riches..., Newscientist, 29th May 2004, pg 26

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