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ISBN
:
9780671604301
Publisher
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SIMON & SCHUSTER USA
Subject
:
Earth Sciences
Binding
:
Paperback
Pages
:
384
Year
:
1986
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1535.0
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1181.0
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Simon & Schuster's Guide To Gems And Precious Stonesprovides both the connoisseur and the casual collector with a compact,easy-to-use volume describing more than 100 rare varieties of minerals whosebeauty and mystery have possessed our imagination from time immemorial. Morethan 450 brilliant photographs accompany profiles to each gem, covering suchaspects as appearance, physical properties - density, hardness, refraction - occurrence,and how to judge quality and value. Additional sections describe the process ofcutting gemstones and the technique professionals gemologists use to evaluate astone's weight and optical properties. Detailed and comprehensive, this book isessential for any one interested in the study of gems and precious stones.
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