Portfolio of Gems
Portfolio of Gems
Pages from a German notebook
Following are illustrations from a German textbook that were reproduced as part of a gemology correspondence course.
Important Note
These pages from a German text-book are being sent with Table No. 14 so that you may be able to get an idea of the appearance of certain gem-stones of which you may have never seen actual specimens. Some of the many less important species not listed in Table No. 14 will be noticed in the portfolio.
Later on in the course, with the table of all gem varieties which accompanies Assignment No. 20, you will receive a set of color plates which are printed in more authentic colors. Much of the color work in this portfolio is not especially "true" as you will see in some of the varieties with which you are familiar. These colors are not sufficiently clear or "transparent" to accurately represent them. However, the colors are near enough to the accurate colors to give one who has not seen specimens of that variety a sufficiently accurate visualization during this early introduction to the course. Please remember this, and after you receive the accurate color plates use this portfolio only as an auxiliary reference to remind you of the approximate colors of certain lesser known varieties not shown in the later color plates. We recommend that these not be relied upon to interest customers in gems as they fail to do justice to the beauty of color which these gems actually possess.
The word opaque after a name is to help you in visualizing the stone as not being transparent. Opaque, translucent and other degrees of transparency will be studied in Assignment No. 11, but are briefly explained in the Glossary which accompanies your next assignment.
PAGE 33: 1 & 3—Brilliant cut diamonds. 2—Diamond Crystal in "Kimberlite" (blueqround). 4 & 5—Splnel crystals. 6 & 10—Spinel. 7, 8 & 9—Sapphire. 11—Sapphire (variety—Padparadscha). 12, 14 & 15—Ruby. 16—Violet Sapphire. 17—Ruby crystal. 18—Golden Sapphire. 19—5tar Sapphire (glass imitation).
PAGE 34: 1—Beryl crystal (var.—Aquamarine). 2 & 6—Aquamarine. 3—Beryl (var.—Emerald). 4—Golden Beryl. 5—Beryl (var.—Morganite). 7—Emerald crystal. 9—Alexandrite crystal. 8—Alexandrite. daylight color. 10—Same stone by artificial light. 11—Chrysoberyl. 12—Green Beryl. 13—Chrysoberyl cat’s-eye.
PAGE 35: 1—Vesuvianite crystal. 2 & 3—Zircon crystal. 4—Benitoite. 5—Zircon (var.—Hyacinth). 6—Blue Zircon. 7—Vesuvianite. 8 & 9—Kunzite. 10—Hiddenite. 11, 12 & 13—Peridot (not fine color quality).
PAGE 36: Various colors (i.e.—varieties) of Topaz—not to be confused with Topaz Quartz or Citrine shown on page 40.
PAGE 37: Varieties (different colors) of Tourmaline.
PAGE 38: 1—A Garnet crystal 2, 4 & 5—Pyrope Garnet. 3, 11 & 12—Almandine. 6—Grossularite (opaque). 8 & 13—Demantoid. 9—Hessonite. 14—Almandine. 7 & 10—Cyanite.
PAGE 39: 1, 2 & 5—Epidote. 3—Moldavite (a natural glass similar to Obsidian). 4, 6 & 8—Phenacite. 7, 9, 10 & 11—Iolite. 12 & 13— Euclase (a finer quality is light blue).
PAGE 40: 1—Topaz Quartz ("Spanish topaz"). 2— Quartz (var.—Rock crystal with inclusions 01 Rutile needles). 3 & 4—Topaz Quartz, or Citrine. 5, 6, 7 & 8—Quartz (var.—Amethyst).
PAGE 41: Varieties of Quartz: 1—Mocha stone. 2—Citrine. 3—Rock crystal with Rutile needles (Hair crystal). 4—Blue Chalcedony. 5—Smoky Quartz. 6—Chrysoprase. 7—Heliotrope or Bloodstone. 8—Amethystine Quartz, or Cairngorm, 9—Rose Quartz. 10— Smoky Quartz Crystal. 11—Blue Chalcedony, or Sapphire Quartz (dyed).
PAGE 42: All Quartz Varieties: 1, 3, 4 & 6—Banded agate (3 & 4 dyed—when solid color it is sold as green "onyx"). 2—Sard. 5—Carnelian. 7—Cross section of agate geode.
PAGE 43: 1—Quartz tiger-eye. 2—Quartz Moss-Agate. 3—Quartz cat's-eye. 4—Quartz Hawk's-eye. 5—Quartz Carnelian Onyx cameo. 6—Aventurine feldspar. 7—Persian Lapis-lazuli. 8—Laboradorite. 9—Chilean Lapis-lazuli.
PAGE 44: 1—Amazonite. 2—Brownish-red Jaspar (opaque). 3—Chrysocolla. 4—Diopside. 5 & 7—Andaluslte. 6—Dioptase. 11— Staurolite (opaque). 9—Azurite (opaque). 10—Rhodonite. 11— Moonstone. 12—Nephrite.
PAGE 45: 1—Black Opal. 2—Mexican Opal. 3—Hungarian Opal. 4 & 6—Fire Opal. 5—Opal Matrix. 7 & 9—Turquoise Matrix. 8—(This color represents no natural stone). 10—Fuchsite (not a gem stone). 11—Malachite. 12—Jadeite.
PAGE 46—Synthetic Corundum: 1, 3 & 13—Boules. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 & 15—Cut stones in various colors.
PAGE 47: Synthetic Spinel: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16 & 17— Cut stones in various colors. 7—Boule. 10, 11, 12 & 14—Synthetic Beryl (Emerald). Actually not as deep green—still as expensive as genuine and not yet made in larger sizes than these.
PAGE 48: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6—Coral. 8 & 11—Amber. 7, 9 & 10—Oriental pearl. 12—Pearls in pearl mollusk.