| Gems & Minerals | 
 enlarge | Author: Andreas, Dr. Landmann
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
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Sales Rank: 4216643
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 8.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0764330667
Dewey Decimal Number: 552
EAN: 9780764330667
ASIN: 0764330667
Publication Date: July 28, 2008
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Product Description
In recent years, minerals and gems have enjoyed growing renown and popularity. At this time there are some 3,800 different minerals known from all parts of the world that have been deep in the earth for millions of years and grew there over thousands of years. Learn to identify the most important groups of minerals, including quartz, feldspar, beryl, tourmaline, corundum, diamond, garnet, spinel, fluroite, precious metals, and more. More than 150 photos with descriptions relate how minerals originate, are found, and what they signified in ancient times.
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