I would like to thank the support of H.E. Jahangiri, Minister of Industries and Mines, and also Mr. Eslami, Deputy Minister for Planning, Development and Technology, Dr. Sarghaini - Deputy Minister on Mining affairs, and in particular Mr. Yazdani the Advisor to Minister who was one of the main supporters of this project from the very beginning.

    I also wish to thank those colleagues and experts whom have offered assistance, provided suggestions and extensive comments guiding me throughout the process of creating this Atlas.

     Although, all care has been taken to ensure this Atlas is a good representative of our homeland potential for decorative stones, but as always we welcome comments and suggestions by experts to eliminate any deficiencies and create a more complete Atlas.

    As ever I would like to thank god for its blessings and for granting me time for acknowledging it.