Gems
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7506-5856-0 (ISBN)
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Since it was first published in 1962, "Gems" has become universally recognised as the most comprehensive and authoritative treatise on gem materials in the English language. This sixth edition, has been revised for relevance to today's practice and includes an expanded encyclopaedic section. "Gems" caters for the professional jeweller and student gemmologist, collector of gems and those with an insatiable interest in precious stones. It presents descriptive account of all gem materials used as ornament, along with their synthetic counterparts. Contributing authors, at the top of the field, bring the latest developments to the reader.
Contents Include; Origin of recovery of gemstones; Diamond; Ruby and sappire; Emerald, aquamarine and other beryls; Chryoberyl and spinel; Topac and tourmaline; Zircon, perdot and spodumene; The garnets; Moonstone and other feldspare gemstones; Silica group; Opal; Turquoise and lapis-lazuli; The jades; Natural glasses; Lesser known ornamental and gem materials; Synthetic gemsontes; Gemstone simulants; Composite gemstones; Fashioning of gemstones; Pearls; Coral, shell and operculum; Hardness, cleavage and fracture; Specific gravity; Light and optical effects; Coloru and colour enhancement; Refractive index, reflectance and thermal conductance; Inclusions; Luminescence; Electrical and magnetic phenomena; Chemistry of gemstones; Appendices; Identification tables.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.3.2006 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Approx. 200 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7506-5856-8 / 0750658568 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7506-5856-0 / 9780750658560 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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