Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Easy Identification - Values - Lapidary Uses - Softcover

Polk, Patti

 
9781440204159: Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Easy Identification - Values - Lapidary Uses
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1440204152 ISBN 13: 9781440204159
Publisher: KP Books, 2010

Synopsis

Three Guides in One! Identification, Values, Lapidary Uses

Designed with beginners in mind, yet filled with valuable technical information for advanced collectors, Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals takes you from being just someone who appreciates rocks to a true "collector."

  • Easy-to-use, quick reference format arranged by category and color of stone
  • Covers both lapidary and mineral display materials
  • Provides values and tips for locating, buying and collecting
  • Includes organics such as amber, bone, coral, pearl and shell
  • Lists chemical group, system, hardness, opacity, fracture, specific gravity and more
  • Contains more than 650 full-color photos
  • Foreword by Johann Zenz, world renowned agate expert, author and lecturer

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About the Author

A highly respected expert in the field, Patti Polk has been collecting rocks and minerals for 20 years. Patti is a skilled lapidary artist, which includes the cutting and polishing of the stones into display specimens or cabochons for jewellery making. She also designs and creates fine silver jewellery with the gemstones.

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Publisher
KP Books
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1440204152
ISBN 13 
9781440204159
Binding
Flexibound
Number of pages
272

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