The Birth of Opal: Natural and Synthetic

by Richard Shepherd

"The Birth of Opal" is the only book in the English speaking world that is devoted entirely to the topic of opal formation. It is a detailed investigative and enlightening account of the formation of opal both in nature and in the Lab.The investigation includes; the opal environment, Geography, Geology, Geochemistry, the decay cycle, soil reactions, the effect of salts and chemical reactions that result in "The Birth of Opal".Outside of Russia, "The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1492141844
• ISBN13: 9781492141846
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"