本教材采用最新的珠宝专业技术资料，涵盖了珠宝专业中钻石宝石的基础知识等二十个方面的内容。本书共分20课：第1课介绍宝石学发展历史、第2课介绍宝石切割、第3课介绍钻石的宝石学特征及评估、第4课介绍宝石光的折射与反射、第5课至第7课介绍各种宝石如红宝石与祖母绿的宝石学属性与特征、第8课介绍具有变彩效应的欧泊矿藏的开采、第9课介绍在首饰设计中常见到的一些问题、第10课介绍特殊的首饰镶嵌工艺、第11课以高温焊枪为代表介绍了首饰制造工具、第12课介绍有机宝石、第13课介绍黄金饰品到镶宝首饰的发展过程、第14课介绍特殊工艺切割的宝石、第15课介绍珠宝首饰度量工具的使用、第16课介绍宝石包裹体的特征、第17课介绍钻石的合成、第18课介绍宝石合成品与仿制品的鉴别、第19课介绍世界著名首饰的历史典故、第20课介绍时尚的芳香首饰。

本书适合于珠宝及相关专业的本专科生与研究生使用，也可供广大珠宝首饰爱好者学习和参考。

Unit 1 Introduction of Gemology

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

Unit 2 Virtual Facet Designing

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

Unit 3 Diamond--King of Gemstones

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

Unit 4 Reflection, Refraction and Critical Angle of Diamond

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

Unit 5 The Importance of Three -Dimensionality

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

Unit 6 Ruby and Sapphire

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

Unit 7 Beryls and Emerald

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part IV Grammar and Training

Unit 8 Opal -hummingbird and Firebird

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ What Is Scientific Writing

Unit 9 Common Questions about Jewelry Design

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Test Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ What Is a Scientific Paper

Unit 10 Setting a Stone Inside the Torus

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ The Format of a Scientific Paper

Unit 11 Hot Enough for You 30 Hot Torches !

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ How to Prepare the Title

Unit 12 Neon Rainbow

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ Abstract in General

Unit 13 Old Gold & New

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ How to Write an abstract

Unit 14 Gem of an Idea

 Part Ⅰ  Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ How to Write the Introduction

Unit 15 About the Size of It

 Part Ⅰ  Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ How to Write the Materials and Methods Section

Unit 16 The Fascination of Internal Life

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ How to Write the Results

Unit 17 Study on Enhancement of Diamond Nucleation on Fused Silica Substrate by Ultrasonic Pretreatment

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ How to Write the Discussion

Unit 18 Natural or Not

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ How to State the Acknowledgments

Unit 19 Famous Jewels and Their Histories

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ Strategies of Word Conciseness

Unit 20 The Flowers of the Plant and Mineral Kingdoms Meet a Delightful New type of Jewellery

 Part Ⅰ Text

 Part Ⅱ  Words and Expressions

 Part Ⅲ Text Comprehension

 Part Ⅳ Grammar and Training

 Part Ⅴ Editing & Proofreading Strategies for Specific Sentence - Level Errors

Appendix A Vocabulary

Appendix B Element

Appendix C Professional Geology Words