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| Author | : Kennie Lyman |
| Publisher | : Touchstone |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 1986-03-13 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780671604301 |
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones provides both the connoisseur and the casual collector with a compact, easy-to-use volume describing more than 100 rare varieties of minerals whose beauty and mystery have possessed our imaginations from time immemorial. More than 450 brilliant photographs accompany profiles of each gem, covering such aspects as appearance, physical properties -- density, hardness, refraction -- occurrence, and how to judge quality and value. Additional sections describe the process of cutting gemstones and the techniques professional gemologists use to evaluate a stone's weight and optical properties. Detailed and comprehensive, this book is essential for anyone interested in the study of gems and precious stones.
| Author | : Karen Hurrell |
| Publisher | : Chartwell Books |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2016-12-15 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 0785834982 |
This fascinating work provides a truly stunning visual guide to the beautiful world of gemstones. It brings together a wealth of information in clearly worded text accompanied by a dazzling collection of color photographs showing gems in their natural and cut states. From subjects as diverse as identifying and collecting minerals and advanced testing, to ethical sourcing of gems, every aspect of gemstones is covered, and is presented with a wealth of research in easy-to-understand sections, making it a must-have reference work for anyone who wants to delve into the exciting world of gems.
| Author | : George Frederick Kunz |
| Publisher | : New York : Scientific Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 558 |
| Release | : 1890 |
| Genre | : Beads |
| ISBN | : |
A popular description of their occurrence, value, history, archaeology and of the collections in which they exist, also a chapter on pearls and on remarkable foreign gems owned in the United States...
| Author | : Lance Grande |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 387 |
| Release | : 2009-11-15 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 0226305112 |
"Gems and Gemstones" features nearly 300 color images of cut gems, precious and semiprecious stones, gem-quality mineral specimens, and fine jewelry to be unveiled in the new Grainger Hall of Gems at the Field Museum in Chicago.
| Author | : Dorothy McKenney Schlegel |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 64 |
| Release | : 1957 |
| Genre | : Precious stones |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Raymond Walters |
| Publisher | : Welbeck Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2021-01-05 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9781787393509 |
Introducing the inherent properties of dazzling selection of gems, gemologist Raymond Walters describes how each stone is formed and its key properties, what beliefs have been associated with them through history and around the world, and both their scientific and occult uses.
| Author | : George Frederick Kunz |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 554 |
| Release | : 1915 |
| Genre | : Gems |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Julius Wodiska |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 482 |
| Release | : 1909 |
| Genre | : Precious stones |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Frank Bertram Wade |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 348 |
| Release | : 1918 |
| Genre | : Gems |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Walter Schumann |
| Publisher | : Sterling Publishing (NY) |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 1977 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : |
Describes the appearance, formation, physical properties and characteristics, mining, and cutting of precious, semiprecious, and synthetic gemstones.
