Dear Sri Chandrashekarji,

Namaste!!! There is no need to spend money to buy my book for the information.
Please
note that the entire TEXT of my book ANCIENT ASTROLOGICAL GEMSTONES & TALISMANS
is free to read on the WWW http://www.agt-gems.com/Book/Contents1.html

It's better to search the answers in that text. If you cannot find then please
ask. I'm always
ready to help those who help themselves...

Best rgds,
Richard

--- In sacred-objects (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, chandrashekhar phadke <chphadke@y...>
wrote:
>
> Respected Sir,
>
> Thank you very much for your detailed mail. I did not have any idea about
your valuable
vast contribution in written form in the field of Gemology. I did not have any
idea about
effects of Gems on human health and fortune till last few years before. Due to
some
serious family problems I was suggested to use Gems. Frankly speaking, I was
reluctant to
use them. However, I started using gems 8 years before, and surprisingly it
gave me
excellent results. My life totally took a different turn from a hard core
botanist and a
researcher to the holy field of spirituality. The business of rare sacred
items I have
entered in, is not my bread and butter. In fact, my very close friend is a
exporter of high
quality gems and precious stones. Due to my own experiences on effects of gems
and
after studying Rudraksha and Lakshami Conch thouroughly, I have a wish to gain
some
knowledge of the interesting field of Gemology. The journey in acquiring
knowledge is
never complete and is very
> long. I know it well since I did my doctorate in biotechnology and postdoc
in England.
Discussions with you on Gemology will difinitely add to my present poor
knowledge (?) of
Gemology. I will definitely try to get your valuable books in India. It will
definitely
introduce me to this valuable field.
>
> Thanking you and with personal regards,
>
> Chandrashekhar Phadke
>
> Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66@y...> wrote:
> Dear Chandrashekarji,
>
> Namaste. It is necessary to explain in simple terms so that the concept
> is grasped.
>
> Just imagine a gem...it's a single unit, like your body. In this way
> the type, % and location of defects in an identified natural gem may be
> compared to similar defects in your material body. You can only have
> 100% good health if you are 100% free of flaws. So there is a small
> margin of tolerance with flaw, but OUR standard is examination using
> light source, 10x loupe, and seeing that the gem is at least 85%-100%
> loupe clean. That is real Jyotish quality.
>
> Dear sir, I have already written some books on Planetary Gemology as
> well as Planetary Talisman designs. Please click the following link and
> you can see 11 of my books:
> http://www.agt-gems.com/catalog/index.php?
cPath=41&osCsid=97999e179a169bb8cc5759d19864c4d1
> <---copy paste entire URL
>
> My first book on Planetary Gemology was published in 1975 (Sri
> Chintamani Astro Jewels).
>
> One of my books that's already going for 2nd edition was first
> published in 1995 and was awarded America's Benjamin Franklin Award in
> 1996. Please note that the entire TEXT of that book is free to read on
> the WWW since 1995 at :
> http://www.agt-gems.com/Book/Contents1.html
>
>
> Best rgds,
> Richard
>
> --- chandrashekhar phadke <chphadke@y...> wrote:
>
> > Respected Shri. Richard ji,
> >
> > Thank you very much for your mail. You have explained the subject
> > thoroughly but in simple words, as if I am in a study class and
> > hearing a lecture of my Professor explaining complicated subject
> > matter in more simple words.
> >
> > Sir, are you planning to write any book on Gemology ? I feel, it is
> > necessary to compile your knowledge and experience in a book form for
> > future generation.
> >
> > Thanking you and with personal regards,
> >
> > Chandrashekhar Phadke
> >
> > Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66@y...> wrote:
> > > Respected Shri. Richard ji, What are 'Jyotish Quality Gems and
> > Precious Stones ?' How do
> > they differ from the normal gems ? What are the basic characters of
> > Jyotish Quality
> > stones?
> >
> > Sri Chandrashekhar Phadke,
> >
> > Namaste!!! Good to hear from you. And an important question. In fact
> > the subject of
> > exactly how to judge the goodness or badness or even falseness of a
> > supposed gem is a
> > big science called Gemology. And it takes years to be able to
> > identify any supposed gem
> > as to what it is, and years more to judge quality.
> >
> > If an unknown green stone-looking "thing" is given to a gemologist
> > then he begins the
> > process of alimination, it's NOT this, it's NOT that, so it must be
> > "beryl". And green beryl is
> > called as a gem, Emerald, when it is transparent. If it's opaque then
> > it cannot be called as
> > emerald (even if green color) because emerald is the elite variety of
> > GREEN BERYL that is a
> > clear crystal. The lower qualities are "industral" quality or "bluff
> > stones".
> >
> > So what to speak of quality, a layman looks at a green stone and has
> > no idea what it even
> > is. Therefore the need of gemologists, just like doctors. Otherwise a
> > piece of green glass
> > or a synthetic can be passed off as genuine. And foolish people
> > actually use such bogus
> > things and think that is "Planetary Gemology".
> >
> > The only thing that is in the favor of synthetics or glass is that
> > they are NOT harmful.
> > Likewise they are NOT useful. They are an illusion. But after all
> > they are harmless.
> >
> > That is not the case with genuine natural gems. And a gem is, by
> > deffiniitation, a naturally
> > occuring object. In case of genuine gem there are four
> > considerations. Called the 4 Cs.
> > viz., COLOR, CUT, CARAT WEIGHT & CLARITY...
> >
> > Color is a description of the primary hue of a gem when viewed in
> > indirect sunlight.
> >
> > Cut describes the external shape and style of a gem's cutting and
> > polishing.
> >
> > Carat is weight of the gem (1 gm = 5 carats).
> >
> > Clarity describes the extent to which a gem is free of flaws when
> > viewed through 10x
> > magnification (10x loupe) in dark field illumination. The clarity
> > grade for "Jyotish quality"
> > is expressed as a percentage of purity on a scale from 100% clean (0%
> > flawed) to 0% clean
> > (100% flawed).
> >
> > 100% flawed means an industrial ROCK. Totally useless for Jyotish,
> > but more than useless
> > it is deemed HARMFUL for human use.
> >
> > This it is stated about emeralds from Sri Garuda Puranam:
> > (excerpt: "Ancient Indian gemologists have given the highest praise
> > to emerald
> > possessing the following qualities: display a rich, even color; emit
> > a soft glow; appear to
> > glisten with gold dust inside; devoid of any serious internal or
> > external blemishes. the gem
> > also should be properly cut so that maximum light is refracted to the
> > eye of one viewing it
> > face up."
> >
> > "Emeralds considered inauspicious are blackish, devoid of luster,
> > appearing dirty inside or
> > dried and brittle. Anyone concerned with their own well-being should
> > never purchase or
> > wear any oiled, dyed, or treated emerald. Also, emeralds of mixed
> > colors are strictly
> > forbidden."
> >
> > ---To simplify matter, lets take an example... You shine a penlight
> > through an emerald,
> > and it is crystal clear with no visable flaws... so lets call that
> > one "healthy". And in case
> > you see small minor flaws, like 20%, then that is "diseased" And if
> > you see totally flawed
> > then that one is "dead" --- just like you would be if your body had
> > that much % of flaws.
> >
> > If you can see 15-20% visable flaws with the naked eye then, when
> > viewed under 10x
> > magnification it will be "heavily flawed". And the clarity grading is
> > done using 10x loupe or
> > scope.
> >
> > The safe clarity range is "eye clean" to "loupe clean" (when the
> > stone is viewed with a
> > penlight shining through. If the light won't even pass through, then
> > it is like a "brick."
> >
> > As Shastra says so many times about "clarity' or quality, so we know
> > that is a must. Any
> > so-called testing done using bad quality stones is deemed as bad
> > research.
> >
> > I hope this helps
> >
> > Best rgds,
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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