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Gems and gemstones : timeless natural beauty of the mineral world / Lance Grande and Allison Augustyn ; with photography by John Weinstein and Lance Grande

Author
Grande, Lance
Published
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Physical Description
369 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 27 cm
Additional Creators
Augustyn, Allison and Weinstein, John

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Contents
Introduction to gems -- The formation of gems -- The classification of inorganic gems -- Inorganic gem types -- Inorganic gems not described here -- Organically dervived gems -- Organic gem types -- Precious metals (primarily gold) -- Synethetic gems, simulant gems, and augmentation -- Mining -- Ethics -- Folklore, mysticism, and magic -- Birthstones -- History of The Field Museum's Gem Halls -- Exhibition team for the Grainger Hall of Gems.
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ISBN
9780226305110 (cloth : alk. paper)
0226305112 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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