Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones
ISBN-13:
9780671604301
ISBN-10:
0671604309
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Simon & Schuster, Kennie Lyman
Publication date:
1986
Publisher:
Touchstone
Format:
Paperback
384 pages
Category:
Geology
,
Earth Sciences
,
Natural Resources
,
Nature & Ecology
,
Rocks & Minerals
,
Reference
,
Rocks & Minerals
,
Field Guides
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9780671604301
ISBN-10:
0671604309
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Simon & Schuster, Kennie Lyman
Publication date:
1986
Publisher:
Touchstone
Format:
Paperback
384 pages
Category:
Geology
,
Earth Sciences
,
Natural Resources
,
Nature & Ecology
,
Rocks & Minerals
,
Reference
,
Rocks & Minerals
,
Field Guides
Summary
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones (ISBN-13: 9780671604301 and ISBN-10: 0671604309), written by authors
Simon & Schuster, Kennie Lyman, was published by Touchstone in 1986.
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Description
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.
Detailed and comprehensive, this book is essential for anyone interested in the study of gems and precious stones.
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