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Author : Cally Oldershaw,Collins Gem
Publisher : Collins
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0007286732
A handy guide identifying over 170 types of the world's gemstones with beautiful colour photography taken from the Smithsonian Institution's archives.
Author : Cally Oldershaw
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780007551156
A handy guide identifying over 170 types of the world’s gemstones with beautiful colour photography taken from the Smithsonian Institution’s archives.
Author : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Publisher : Collins
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0009671498
Author : Cally Oldershaw,Christine Woodward,Roger Harding
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1402724063
Describes the history and characteristics of the most common gemstones, explains the unique qualities of the gems, and looks at how they are mined, cut, and polished.
Author : Collins Gem
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0007288573
Author : Alastair Fitter
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780007441907
The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.
Author : Walter Schumann
Publisher : Collins
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Mineralogy
ISBN : 0002199092
A guide to the major rocks, minerals and gemstones found in Europe. It contains an introduction to the basics of mineralogy, followed by a list of the general features of a rock that can be used in its identification. It also explains how to tell the basic difference between an igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock, allowing quick reference to the major identification sections for each of these classes. In these will be found comprehensive descriptions of each rock or mineral, with details of its composition, hardness, specific gravity, colour, fracture, cleavage, streak, lustre, transparency and crystal system, as well as notes on how it is formed and where it might be found, both in the UK and in the rest of the world.
Author : Cally Oldershaw
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1322590851
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1993*
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0004704649
Author : Julius Wodiska
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Precious stones
ISBN : NYPL:33433066417548
Author : HarperCollins Publishers Australia,Robert F. Symes,Roger Robertson Harding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Crystallography
ISBN : 0732200822
Author : MJ Kinman
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-25
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781617459467
Piece dazzling diamond and gorgeous gemstone quilts Add dimension and luminosity to your quilts with gorgeous gemstone piecing! Learn the basics of abstraction and color theory as you piece stunning works of art with gem quilt expert MJ Kinman. After years of perfecting her technique, Kinman explains freezer paper piecing in brilliant detail with jewel quilting ideas to help you express your own creativity. Get helpful advice on fabric selection and quilting patterns to illuminate each cut. A sample gem quilt pattern helps you practice as you follow along step by step. Then find your own muse and bring any gemstone to life in exquisite detail. Just as gems can sparkle and glow in a million different ways, you’ll be inspired by the author’s work and a gallery of student quilts to help you let go of perfection and embrace the chaos of color and light. Shine on! Learn to create freezer-paper patterns for your own gemstone quilts Build skills as you sew a sample diamond quilt top, with step-by-step instructions See a gallery of ground-breaking jewel quilts from the author and her students
Author : Walter Schumann
Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Gems
ISBN : UOM:39076005642884
Describes the appearance, formation, physical properties and characteristics, mining, and cutting of precious, semiprecious, and synthetic gemstones.
Author : Curzio Cipriani,Alessandro Borelli
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Gems
ISBN : UCSD:31822002232411
"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 : Cally Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Precious stones
ISBN : 0732250323
This pictorial guide provides annotated photographs of over 130 gemstone varieties. Gives information such as where gemstones are found, how they are formed, physical and optical properties, crystal shapes, faceting, and history and folklore of gemstones. Includes a glossary and an index. First published in the UK by Dorling Kindersley.