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  •     Completely Revised And Expanded
  •     Eleven Additional New Chapters
  • New Chapter:  Demantoid Garnet
  • New Chapter: Jade, Unraveling the Inscrutable gem
  • New Chapter: Cobalt Blue Spinel
  • New Chapters:  Natural Pearls & Conch Pearls, Return of the Native
  • New Chapters: Peridot, Moonstone, Sunstone, Jadeite, Red Spinel, Violet Diamonds
  • Multi-Million Dollar Babies—The Latest Auction Market Icons
  • More than 171 New Photographs
  • A visit to the fabled emerald mines of Colombia
  • A journey to the Spinel Mines & Markets, Luc Yen, Vietnam


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