A Collectors Guide To Minerals And Gemstones

Author : Patti Polk
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440215308
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals written by Patti Polk and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Author : Hellmuth Boegel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Collector's Guide to Minerals and Gemstones written by Hellmuth Boegel and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Walter Schumann
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395511374
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones written by Walter Schumann and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1993 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains descriptions and photographs of approximately six hundred minerals, rocks, and meteorites, providing information about the history, origin, structure, composition, properties, classification, and location of each specimen.

Author : Hellmuth Boegel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Collector's Guide to Minerals and Gemstones written by Hellmuth Boegel and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Sinkankas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gemstones and Minerals written by John Sinkankas and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prospecting and collecting trips; Tools and how to use them; Rock classes and how to recognize them; How mineral deposits form; Field features of mineral deposits; Collecting practices; Preparation of specimens; Storage and exhibit; Marketing mineral specimens and gemstones.

Author : Hellmuth Bögel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A collector's Guide to minerals and gemstones written by Hellmuth Bögel and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W. Dan Hausel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gemstones and Other Unique Minerals and Rocks of Wyoming written by W. Dan Hausel and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kennie Lyman
Publisher : Touchstone
ISBN 13 : 9780671604301
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones written by Kennie Lyman and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1986-03-13 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones provides both the connoisseur and the casual collector with a compact, easy-to-use volume describing more than 100 rare varieties of minerals whose beauty and mystery have possessed our imaginations from time immemorial. More than 450 brilliant photographs accompany profiles of each gem, covering such aspects as appearance, physical properties -- density, hardness, refraction -- occurrence, and how to judge quality and value. Additional sections describe the process of cutting gemstones and the techniques professional gemologists use to evaluate a stone's weight and optical properties. Detailed and comprehensive, this book is essential for anyone interested in the study of gems and precious stones.

Author : Neil R. Bearce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minerals of Arizona written by Neil R. Bearce and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete guide for both novice rockhounds and experienced rock and mineral collectors with new and exciting collecting sites that exist and are easily accessible. Includes topographical maps, full-color photos, and site difficulty scales.

Author : W. Dan Hausel
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781502513885
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Finding Gemstones, Gold, Minerals & Rocks written by W. Dan Hausel and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow in the footsteps of successful gem and gold hunters and search the hills for rough diamonds, colored gemstones, lapidary minerals, precious metals and interesting minerals and rocks. Written for the geoscientist, prospector and rockhound; the first part of the book focuses on physical characteristics of gems and minerals. This is supplemented with the second part of the book that describes dozens upon dozens of colored gem, diamond, gold, mineral and rock localities using the Public Land Survey System and GPS coordinates so the reader can visit these sites on a home computer with aerial and satellite imagery to gain an understanding of what to look for in the field. With these same coordinates, the reader can visit some occurrences, deposits and areas suggested for prospecting to further their gem hunter prospecting education and potentially lead to new discoveries. Now you can learn what to look for when searching for Mother Nature's treasure.