| Edition |
3rd ed |
| Descript |
ix, 324 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-268) and index |
| Content |
Innehåll: The geological origin, occurrence and locality of gemstones -- The chemical composition of gemstones -- Crystallography -- Cleavage, parting and fracture -- Hardness -- Specific gravity, density and relative density -- Colour, lustre and sheen -- Reflection and refraction -- Polarization and pleochroism -- Spectroscopy -- Luminescent, electrical and thermal properties of gemstones -- The hand lens, microscope and Chelsea filter -- Gemstone enhancement -- Synthetic gemstones and gemstone simulants -- Identifying inorganic gemstones and their synthetic counterparts -- Identifying inorganic gemstone simulants -- Identifying organic gem materials and their simulants -- The fashioning of gemstones -- Practical gemstone identification |
| Subject |
Precious stones
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Gems
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Ädelstenar
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Smycken
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Juveler
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| Classmark |
553.8
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9780719803611 (hbk.) |
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0719803616 (hbk.) |
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