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Index

agate 10–11, 22 diamonds 8–9, 15, 17, malachite 5, 10 resin 13, 22, 23
alexandrite 17 18–19, 20, 21, 22 metals 9, 23 robberies 21
amber 5, 13, 22 meteorites 17, 23 rocks 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12,
amethyst 4, 5, 12, 22 elements 6, 9, 15, 23 minerals 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17, 22, 23
aragonite 5 emeralds 7, 14, 21, 22 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23 “rough” gems 6, 7, 15
mining 14–15, 21 rubies 6, 20, 22
beryl 7 facets 19, 23 Murat Tiara 21 rutile 13
Black Prince’s Ruby 20 famous gems 20–21
opals 16–17, 18, 22 sapphires 6–7, 13, 22
cabochons 18, 23 geodes 12, 23 open-pit mines 14, 15 star sapphires 13
carbon 9 gold 9 Oppenheimer Blue 21 synthetic gems 15
chromium 6, 7
24 citrine 4 Iceland spar 17 painite 17 tanzanite 17
tiaras 21
patterns 10–11, 13, 18
colors 6–7, 8, 10, 13, 16, Imperial State
17, 18, 22, 23 Crown 20 pearls 13, 21 tiger’s eye 11
corundum 6, 7 polishing 6, 7, 8, 9,
Crown Jewels 20 jasper 11, 22 18–19, 23 vanadium 7
crystals 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, jewelry 4, 5, 18, 20–21, pressure 10, 15, 23
13, 17, 22, 23 23
cubic zirconia 15 quartz 4, 5, 10–11, 13
Cullinan I 20 labradorite 18
lapis lazuli 7, 22

PICTURE CREDITS

Alamy: 5tr (Zoonar/Aleksandr Volkov), 15bc (NHM, London), 15br (PjrStudio), 17tr (NHM, London), 17cl (Julie Thompson
Photography), 17cr (NHM, London), 20 (Granger Historical Picture Archive), 21br (Phil Degginger); Dreamstime: 16–17
(Bilalova Indira); Getty Images: cover (Doug Armand, impactimage, malerapaso), 1 (malerapaso), 2–3 (miljko), 8–9,
(Olivier Polet/Corbis), 15bl (Harry Taylor/DK), 17t (Harry Taylor/DK), 17bct (Harry Taylor/DK), 17bcb (Science Photo
Library), 21tl (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP), 21tr (Miguel Medina/AFP), 21bl (Hatton Garden Properties Ltd); Shutterstock: 3tr
(Reamolko), 4 (J. Palys), 5cl (Albert Russ), 5b (Alexey Lobanov), 6c (Imfoto), 6bl (Rojarin), 6–7 (Imfoto), 7cl (Pisut
Phaetrangsee), 7tr (Imfoto), 7cr (TinaImages), 7cbr (melnikof), 7br (Cutworld), 8 (Sararwut Jaimassiri), 9c
(macrowildlife), 9br (David Tadevosian), 10–11 (arka38), 10b (Cagla Acikgoz), 11tl (verbaska), 11cr (vvoe), 11b (Reload
Design), 12 (Simon Zenger), 13tl (lynnette), 13tr (Mivr), 13bl (Bjoern Wylezich), 13br (Priadilshchikova Natalia), 14
(Albert Russ), 15t (Alice Nerr), 18–19 (royaltystockphoto), 18cl (J. Palys), 18bl (ribeiroantonio), 19tr (wideweb), 19br
(LifetimeStock), 20–21t (NickKnight), 22tl (arka38), 22clt (humbak), 22cl (Kirill Kurashov), 22clb (LifetimeStock),
22bl (Renu.M), 22tr (ArgenLant), 22crt (Buquet Christophe), 22cr (TinaImages), 22crb (Rojarin), 22br (Byjeng).