Author: Albert Ramsay
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Author: Walter Schumann
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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Describes the appearance, formation, physical properties and characteristics, mining, and cutting of precious, semiprecious, and synthetic gemstones.

Author: William Thomas Fernie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 486

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Author: Kennie Lyman
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN: 9780671604301
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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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: Isidore Kozminsky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charms
Languages : en
Pages : 488

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Author: Edwin William Streeter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 440

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Author: Eduard Josef Gübelin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Author: Gary W. Bowersox
Publisher: GeoVision, Inc.
ISBN: 9780974732312
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 544

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This is the story of one man's endeavor to discover precious gems and to lead a life filled with loyal friends and extraordinary adventures. He finds it all in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan but not without risking his life. In this book Gary W. Bowersox spins his tales of thirty two years of discovery both introspective and worldwide. Along the way he encounters danger and intrigue as he builds lasting friendships. He has traded gems and stories with Afghan miners, ethnic peoples, freedom fighters, government officials, scientist, and on a few occasions, international spies.

Author: Ben van den Bercken
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789088905063
Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This book discuss different types of engraved gems in the collection of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Leiden, their makers, users and re-users, combining archaeological, culture historical and geological perspectives.

Author: George Frederick Kunz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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