Author : Cilka Zagar
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 35,8 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Lightning Ridge (N.S.W.)
ISBN : 1470902974
Lightning Ridge gems are opal miners and the women who followed them into the Australian outback where they created a spectacular mosaic of old and new world cultures. Thirty people who came to Australia from twenty four countries tell their heroic and triumphant stories of how they came to be here and how they see life from their perspective.
Author : Claudia Martin
Publisher : Qeb Publishing -- Quarto Library
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 24,49 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1682973255
Packed with stunning photographs of bright, shiny gems and more practical images of excavation and extraction, this book provides a colorful insight into the geology of our world.
Author : Stephen Aracic
Publisher :
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 27,56 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Opal mines and mining
ISBN : 9780959583021
Author : Mrs. Helen Barlett Bridgman
Publisher :
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 32,86 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Gems
ISBN :
Author : Fred Ward
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,33 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Opals
ISBN : 9780963372383
This book is the latest in the popular Fred Ward Gem Book Series. The full-color photographs give the buyer and enthusiast all the information needed to understand the various types of opals and the ability to buy them wisely.
Author : Shakti Carola Navran
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 38,96 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Design
ISBN : 0738714437
Have you ever fallen in love with a ring or necklace? Perhaps there's a reason! Gems and crystals have metaphysical and healing qualities that can support you physically, emotionally, and spiritually. This innovative guide will help you choose a piece of jewelry ideal for your unique life path. Diamonds enhance your creativity. Rubies teach us about love. Opals fuel intuition and offer healing. Which stones are right for you? Shakti Carola Navran offers a thorough introduction to astrology to help you identify the challenges and spiritual needs evident in your birth chart. A detailed list of sixty-four gems and crystals--with full-color photos of polished stones and finished jewelry--makes it easy to find the minerals that can balance these conflicting energies. You'll learn how to "program" your stone with joy, peace of mind, self-confidence, or any other quality. There's also helpful information for choosing the form (ring, earrings, or necklace), selecting the metal setting, and incorporating symbols into your unique piece of jewelry.
Author : Lance Grande
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 42,8 MB
Release : 2009-11-15
Category : Design
ISBN : 0226305112
"Gems and Gemstones" features nearly 300 color images of cut gems, precious and semiprecious stones, gem-quality mineral specimens, and fine jewelry to be unveiled in the new Grainger Hall of Gems at the Field Museum in Chicago.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 20,79 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Precious stones
ISBN :
Author : Isidore Kozminsky
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 17,47 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Charms
ISBN :
Author : Allan W. Eckert
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 15,39 MB
Release : 1997-10-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780471133971
Readers will find fascinating details about the discovery, whereabouts, and value of famous opals, from such classic specimens as the Burning of Troy Opal to the Bonanza Opal and other more recent discoveries. Finally, the book surveys today's major opal-producing areas and provides current information on opal occurrence worldwide. Punctuating the text are useful tables, extensive glossaries of opal types and opal-related terms, and beautiful photographs that capture the essence and mystery of this most exquisite stone.
