Gem & Crystal Treasures
Author | : Peter Bancroft |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1984-01-01 |
Genre | : Mineralogy. |
ISBN | : 9780961346119 |
100 field trips to many of the world's exotic gem and crystal mines.
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Author | : Peter Bancroft |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1984-01-01 |
Genre | : Mineralogy. |
ISBN | : 9780961346119 |
100 field trips to many of the world's exotic gem and crystal mines.
Author | : R. F. Symes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Crystallography |
ISBN | : |
Describes the basic shapes of crystals and other aspects of crystallography, including how they form in nature, how crystals are studied and identified, what gives them their amazing color, and how they are used in everyday life.
Author | : David C. Cook |
Publisher | : Mini Encyclopedia |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-10-02 |
Genre | : Mineralogy |
ISBN | : 9781782742593 |
With 300 entries, Minerals and Gemstones includes a colour photograph, and a key information table including specifications such as the colour, lustre, streak, hardness, specific gravity, cleavage, habit and crystal system for each type of mineral and gemstone featured.
Author | : Dan Green |
Publisher | : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Gems |
ISBN | : 9780241228135 |
Dig deep to discover our rocky planet, packed with natural wonders. Earth's extraordinary minerals, gems, shells, and fossils are all on dazzling display in this essential visual encyclopedia for children. Feast your eyes on the ultimate treasure trove that any pirate would envy. More than 1,000 stunning photographs showcase rocks and gems in glorious detail, ensuring you can recognise sedimentary from sandstone, metamorphic from marble, and pyrite from pearl. The unique qualities of each eye-catching material are described in-depth, together with their broad range of uses in art, industry, architecture, and science. Keep your eyes open for rainbow rocks, fluorescent minerals, priceless diamonds, and meteor showers on your geological journey of discovery. Meet dinosaurs in the prehistoric period to understand how fossils form, join the pyramid builders of ancient Egypt to investigate the limestone bricks, and take a dip in the ocean on the hunt for clams, cowries, and cockles. Treasure seekers, get set to start your own collection with The Rock and Gem Book.
Author | : Joel E. Arem |
Publisher | : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 1977-01-01 |
Genre | : Precious stones |
ISBN | : 9780442203337 |
Author | : Anna Nadler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2019-01-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781793999214 |
Practical, detailed and personalized journal, designed to help you organize your extensive or budding crystal collection! Crystals have long been celebrated for their beauty, healing and metaphysical properties. Many of us collect them. These collections tend to grow fast and, as much as we want to keep track of all of the beautiful gems, sometimes it becomes a challenge.Hopefully this journal will bring a little order to your marvelous treasury of gems! The page numbers and the table of contents make for easy, convenient and fun logging of gems!
Author | : Cally Hall |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-08-17 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0744020557 |
Unearth a treasure trove of knowledge on over 130 gemstones from around the world. Learn how gemstones are formed and how to recognize them by their unique qualities and colors. It’s a wonderful book for beginners, students and gemstone-enthusiasts that includes the latest scientific research and specimen classification. Handbook of Gemstones is filled with all you need to know about the fascinating world of gemstones — cut and uncut stones, organic gemstones and precious metals. Inside, you’ll find: • Fast facts for quick reference, including chemical composition, hardness, gravity, luster and reflective value. • Photo close-ups of key details and highlights of distinguishing features. • Illustrations of faceting and shapes popular for each gemstone. • A detailed introduction to everything a beginner gemologist needs to know, including how gemstones form, the different properties, crystal shapes, faceting and the history of gems. Everything you ever wanted to know about gems Delve into the one-of-a-kind characteristics, colors and attributes of more than 130 gemstones with this compact visual guide. For easy classification, each stone’s entry includes annotated photographs to highlight distinguishing features and concise details about the attributes of gems. Designed for beginners and experienced collectors alike, this gemology book explores what gemstones are, how they are classified and how to identify them by their physical and optical properties. It also shows you how they were fashioned and imitated throughout history. Learn the differences between varieties of cut and uncut stones, organic gemstones and precious metals. It includes a glossary for many more technical and scientific terms, and over 800 high-quality photos of gems, making it the ideal gift for any budding gemologist! Love what you’re seeing? Check out other titles in the series! The DK Handbook series is an incredible collection of titles that fascinate curious minds. Other books include Rocks and Minerals, Dinosaurs, and Prehistoric Life, and Stars and Planets.
Author | : Michael Stadther |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Treasure hunt (Game) |
ISBN | : 9780976061854 |
Provides the solution for finding each of the twelve insect jewels which were hidden in different parts of the country from the clues that were given in the author's previous work "A Treasure's Trove, " and profiles the readers who found the jewels.
Author | : Martin Holden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780816021772 |
Shows and describes the characteristics of over two hundred gems and minerals