Gemstones
Michael O'Donoghue
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Description for Gemstones
Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Gemstones is the first attempt in English to bring together the geological, mineralogical and gemmological developments that have taken place during the last thirty years. Though there have been many gemstone books published in that time, most have been concerned, understandably and rightly, with the science of gem testing and have covered that area very well. Details of the geological occurrence of many of the classic gemstones, and of nearly all those which have only recently been discovered, have been less adequately dealt with. Coverage has been restricted to a number of papers in a wide variety of geological and ... Read more
Gemstones is the first attempt in English to bring together the geological, mineralogical and gemmological developments that have taken place during the last thirty years. Though there have been many gemstone books published in that time, most have been concerned, understandably and rightly, with the science of gem testing and have covered that area very well. Details of the geological occurrence of many of the classic gemstones, and of nearly all those which have only recently been discovered, have been less adequately dealt with. Coverage has been restricted to a number of papers in a wide variety of geological and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401070300
SKU
V9789401070300
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99-15
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