Gemstones

by Michael O'Donoghue

Book Overview

Gemstones is the first attempt in English to bring together the geological, mineralogical and gemmological developments that have taken place during the last thirty years. Though there have been many gemstone books published in that time, most have been concerned, understandably and rightly, with the science of gem testing and have covered that area very well. Details of the geological occurrence of many of the classic gemstones, and of nearly all...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041227390X
• ISBN13: 9780412273902
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.