Ruby & Sapphire Bibliography
Explore books, articles and historical sources on ruby, sapphire and corundum in Four Treasures, the Lotus Gemology reference database. This bibliography brings together matching records from the collection, with publication details, abstracts and cover images where available.
Ruby & Sapphire References
The list below matches the terms ruby, rubies, sapphire or corundum in the database's searchable fields. Some references discuss these gems as part of a broader subject. Linked titles take you to external links where you may find the full reference.
China’s ruby similar to Myanmar
Journal Article
Anonymous (1991) China’s ruby similar to Myanmar. Jewellery News Asia, No. 85, p. 180.
Record No. 356 | not seen
Gemstones of Myanmar
Thesis
Nyan Thin (1991) Gemstones of Myanmar., Mawlamyine, Myanmar: University of Mawlamyine
Record No. 158 | not seen
Montana mining: Three favorite hunting spots for the state’s famous sapphires
Journal Article
Walker, D. and Walker, C. (1990) Montana mining: Three favorite hunting spots for the state’s famous sapphires. Lapidary Journal, Vol. 44, No. 3, June, pp. 73–75.
Record No. 5021 | not seen
Gemstones of Pakistan: Geology and Gemmology
Book
Kazmi, A.H. and O’Donoghue, M. (1990) Gemstones of Pakistan: Geology and Gemmology. Peshawar, Gemstone Corp. of Pakistan, 146 pp.
Record No. 4841 | not seen
![[Burma ruby mines]](/media/publications/38587840000537030912_book.jpg "[Burma ruby mines]")
[Burma ruby mines]
Burma ruby mines
Newspaper Article
Working People’s Daily (1990) [Burma ruby mines]. Working People’s Daily, Nov. 8, 19, 20, Rangoon, Burma
Record No. 1887 | not seen
The geological context of sapphire occurrences in the Anakie region, central Queensland
Journal Article
Stephenson, P.J. (1990) The geological context of sapphire occurrences in the Anakie region, central Queensland. Abstracts, Geological Society of Australia, Vol. 25, pp. 232–233.
Record No. 1644 | not seen
Known gemstone deposits in Tanzania
Book
Rwezaura, M. (1990) Known gemstone deposits in Tanzania., Unpublished manuscript, 27 pp.
Record No. 1517 | not seen
Mineral associations of corundum-bearing marbles and the problem of ruby genesis
Journal Article
Konovalenko, S.I. (1990) Mineral associations of corundum-bearing marbles and the problem of ruby genesis. Abstracts, 15th General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Assoc., June 28–July 3, 1990, Beijing, China, Vol. 2, pp. 679–680.
Record No. 1125 | not seen
The formation of ruby-bearing marbles
Conference Paper
Kissin, A.J. (1990) The formation of ruby-bearing marbles. Abstracts of the 12th USSR Precambrian Metallogenic Conference, Precambrian Metalliferous and Metamorphic Ore Formations, Kiev: Nauka, pp. 221–222.
Record No. 1099 | not seen
The Uralian ruby-bearing province [in Russian]
in Russian
Conference Paper
Kissin, A.J. (1990) The Uralian ruby-bearing province [in Russian]. Abstracts of the Second Regional Mineralogical Conference, Mineralogia Urala, Miass., Kiev: Sverdlovsk Academy of Sciences Publications, pp. 120–123.
Record No. 1098 | not seen
Gemstone of Malawi: Ruby, sapphire, padparadscha, and fancy corundum
Journal Article
Grubessi, O. (1990) Gemstone of Malawi: Ruby, sapphire, padparadscha, and fancy corundum. Abstracts, 15th General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association, June 28–July 3, 1990, Beijing, China, Vol. 2, pp. 676–677.
Record No. 857 | not seen
Pamir spinel: A new Russian gem
Journal Article
Bancroft, P. (1989) Pamir spinel: A new Russian gem. Jewelers' Circular-Keystone, Vol. 160, No. 12, pp. 522–523.
Record No. 29266 | Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | not seen
Discusses gem spinels from the Kukh-i-Lal deposit in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan.
Prospecting and study of a ruby deposit in Madagascar
Report
Devouard, B. (1989) Prospecting and study of a ruby deposit in Madagascar. ENSG - Nancy, France, 1989,
Record No. 7353 | not seen
De Egyptische arts Ibn al-Akfānī (gest. 749/1348) en zijn indeling van de wetenschappen: Editie van het Kitāb Iršād al-qāṣid ilā asnā al-maqāṣid met een inleiding over het leven en werk van de auteur
The Egyptian physician Ibn al-Akfānī (d. 749/1348) and his classification of the sciences
Thesis
Witkam, J.J. (1989) De Egyptische arts Ibn al-Akfānī (gest. 749/1348) en zijn indeling van de wetenschappen: Editie van het Kitāb Iršād al-qāṣid ilā asnā al-maqāṣid met een inleiding over het leven en werk van de auteur. [The Egyptian physician Ibn al-Akfānī (d. 749/1348) and his classification of the sciences]., Leiden: Ter Lugt Pers, 394 + 70 pp.
Record No. 1878 | Language: in Dutch | not seen
A scholarly edition and study of the Egyptian physician and polymath Ibn al-Akfānī (d. 749/1348) and his Irshād al-qāṣid ilā asnā al-maqāṣid, an encyclopedic classification of the sciences. Witkam provides an extensive introduction to Ibn al-Akfānī’s life, writings and intellectual background, followed by an edition of the Arabic text and discussion of his organization of approximately sixty branches of knowledge. These encompass religious and philosophical disciplines as well as medicine, mathematics, astronomy, natural sciences and various practical and occult sciences. The work is particularly valuable for showing how a learned fourteenth-century Muslim scholar conceived the relationships among the sciences and for documenting the literature considered fundamental to individual disciplines.
Geology of Kampuchea, Laos and Vietnam: Explanatory note to the Geological map of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
Book
Tien, P.C. (1989) Geology of Kampuchea, Laos and Vietnam: Explanatory note to the Geological map of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Hanoi, Institute for Information and Documentation of Mines and Geology
Record No. 1724 | not seen
Subsidios para o estudo comércio das pedras preciosas em Lisboa, no século XVI
Contributions to the study of the trade of precious stones in Lisbon in the 16th Century
Journal Article
Silva, N.V.e. (1989) Subsidios para o estudo comércio das pedras preciosas em Lisboa, no século XVI. [Contributions to the study of the trade of precious stones in Lisbon in the 16th Century] Boletim Cultural da Assembleia Distrital de Lisboa, No. 91,
Record No. 1599 | Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | Language: in Portuguese | not seen
Silva examines the trade in precious stones in sixteenth-century Lisbon, when Portuguese maritime expansion made the city a major European entrepôt for gems arriving from India and other parts of Asia. Drawing on contemporary documentary sources, he discusses the importation, valuation and sale of diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, pearls and other precious materials, together with the merchants, jewelers and lapidaries involved in their distribution. The influx of eastern gems attracted foreign lapidaries to Lisbon and contributed to the development of a specialized gem and jewelry trade. The study also considers commercial practices, including the packaging and valuation of shipments and the role of foreign banking and mercantile houses, placing the gemstone trade within the broader economic consequences of Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean. Later work by Silva developed the subject in English as “The Portuguese Gem Trade in the Sixteenth Century” (Jewellery Studies, No. 6, 1993, pp. 19–28).
Thai joint venture gets Umba exclusive
Journal Article
Anonymous (1989) Thai joint venture gets Umba exclusive. Colored Stone, Vol. 2, No. 4, p. 25.
Record No. 346 | not seen
Montana’s secret
Journal Article
Anonymous (1989) Montana’s secret. Keystone Gems & Jewelry, Fall issue,
Record No. 344 | not seen
Steve Phelps reports on a sapphire miner who is setting high standards in environmental protection
Journal Article
Anonymous (1989) Steve Phelps reports on a sapphire miner who is setting high standards in environmental protection. Australian Mining, Vol. 81, No. 9, Sept., p. 31.
Record No. 343 | not seen
Transformation of Geuda stones to blue sapphires by heat treatment
Report
Ediriweera, R.N. and Perera, S.I. (1988) Transformation of Geuda stones to blue sapphires by heat treatment. Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka, Mar-88,
Record No. 7852 | not seen
Exploring the Literature of Corundum
Ruby and sapphire research spans mineralogy, gem deposits, identification, treatments, synthesis and the history of the gem trade. Older publications can also be useful for tracing terminology, early observations and accounts of mining localities. Publication dates and the original source should be considered when using historical descriptions.
For an introduction to collecting books on this subject, read Ruby & Sapphire Books: Collecting the Literature of Corundum.
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