Gemstones of the World
$65.00 Incl. GST
Author: Walter Schumann
Hard Cover book
Newly revised fifth edition
- Precious and Semiprecious Stones
- 1,900 Photos of Gems in Rough and Polished States
- Complete Physical Properties and Characteristics
- Finding, Mining, and Cutting
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Newly published in a fifth edition, this definitive guide takes the mystery out of appreciating, buying, and selling gemstones. It covers everything from the romance and history of more than 1,800 gemstones to their geographic locations; scientific, physical, and color properties; and the way they are formed, structured, and mined. The book also fully covers the optical features of gems - light and color, luminescence, refraction, and inclusions - and key information about the densities and chemical elements of each stone, with fascinating details on different cuts, polishing, gems, hardness, cleavage, classification, trade names, rarity, and more. There are also many charts and diagrams as well as magnificent color photographs of the stones with data about them on the facing page. If you want only one book on gemstones in your library, this would be the one!
"Invaluable to rockhounds of all ages."
- Science Teacher
"One of the 100 outstanding Sci-Tech books of the year"
- Library Journal
"Shows gems in their many varieties, rough and cut, in beautiful color photographs, with accompanying text which g ives information useful to both the expert and the layman."
- Science News
Additional information
| Weight | 0.8 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21 × 14 × 3 cm |
