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Gemstones have been a source of delight and fascination for many thousands of years. This revised edition explores the nature of gems, their beauty, rarity and durability, and the mineral properties that govern these qualities. It describes the most popular gemstones in detail and looks at how gem minerals form, where they are found and mined, and how they are identified. It includes information about the popular most popular and the lesser known stones, and describes how to distinguish the real from the fake.
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Aesthetically pleasing, enjoyable, accurate, succinct... One could say a gem among books of its kind.' --New Scientist on 1st edn.
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Discover the world’s most precious gems
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- PublisherThe Natural History Museum
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0565091557
- ISBN 13 9780565091552
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