Aquamarine


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Aquamarine and emeralds are both varieties of the mineral beryl. Aquamarine is the most common kind of beryl, with its largest deposits in Brazil. The clarity of aquamarine’s blue-green crystals make it a beautiful gemstone for readers to learn about in this volume. Readers find out how aquamarine forms, as well as the simple geologic processes surrounding its creation. Full-color photographs showcase amazing aquamarine jewelry and include the large specimens of high quality crystals unique to aquamarine. Additional science information is offered in fun fact boxes and a graphic organizer.




Gemstones of the World


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"Gemstones of the World" is an essential resource for every hobbyist, jeweler, or jewelry maker. More than 1,500 full-color photos showcase each precious and semiprecious stone in its rough, natural, polished, and cut renditions.




Aquamarine


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Poems about night, Time, reflexion, nature, fragments of life, and travels. Digital images created by Airton Parra Sobreira. The author is a poet, and plastic arti







Gems and Gemstones


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"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.




Dictionary of Gems and Gemology


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The rapid growth of gemological sciences and mineralogy demands a dictionary such as this for gemologists, mineralogists, geologists, jewel dealers, industry and hobbyists. With some 16,000 comprehensive definitions, supplemented by more than 250 diagrams and figures, this is a one-stop reference to any matter dealing with gems and gemology.




The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries


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The purpose of this book is to examine both the positive and negative socioeconomic impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries. In recent years, a number of governments have attempted to formalize this rudimentary sector of industry, recognizing its socioeconomic importance. However, the industry continues to be plagued by




Jewellery


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A comprehensive illustrated survey of the subject by Michael Poynder, who ensures that curious and intriguing details are balnced by sound historical, practical and technical information. At the same time he is at pains to describe and illustrate a comprehensive selection of hundreds of examples from all periods and at all price ranges, relating the number of illustrations directly to the types of jewellery most readily available and the largest number of the many colour plates to the most prolific period of production - the 19th century. The prices given are fully up to date and the text is profusely illustrated in colour and black and white, with detailed captions.




Geology of India


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The Keystone


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