Sterling Gemstones of The World: Newly Revised Fifth Edition

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Newly Published In A Fifth Edition, This Definitive Guide Takes The Mystery Out Of Appreciating, Buying And Selling Gemstones. It Covers Everything From The Romance And History Of More Than 1,800 Gemstones To Their Geographic Locations; Scientific, Physical And Colour Properties; And The Way They Are Formed, Structured And Mined. The Book Also Fully Covers The Optical Features Of Gems – Light And Colour, Luminescence, Refraction And Inclusions – And Key Information About The Densities And Chemical Elements Of Each Stone, With Fascinating Details On Different Cuts, Polishing, Gems, Hardness, Cleavage, Classification, Trade Names, Rarity And More. There Are Also Many Charts And Diagrams As Well As Magnificent Colour Photographs Of The Stones With Data About Them On The Facing Page. If You Want Only One Book On Gemstones In Your Library, This Would Be The One.

From the Publisher

Revised fifth edition features striking dimensional cover

All the gemstones ever discovered—now over 1,900—are treated in their many variations in this 320-page rock and mineral identification guide

More than 1,500 full-color photos showcase each precious and semiprecious stone in both its rough and natural state

Handsome end sheet papers feature printed rock identification chart and a world map showing locations of deposits

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Union Square & Co.; 5th Revised ed. edition (2 July 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1454909536
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1454909538
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.3 x 2.4 x 19.3 cm