Got some new reading material from the GIA
Rough Diamonds. A Practical Guide

The book was originally published in 1998. Obviously the information about grading/evaluating rough is still very much relevant and excellent, but there are some very funny now-prophetic passages, for example one part where the author discusses the promise of potential Canadian diamonds, and another part where the author mentions that rough production is growing year-to-year.

Eventually, I’d really like to take the IGI’s rough diamond course and who knows what else after that… maybe not a G.G., but enough to not make a fool out of myself. But for now, this is a good start.